rear, back; private, hidden; inferior
rear entry, back entrance; side entrance, side entry
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Postern Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate.
Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate.
(n.)
A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.
A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.
(a.)
Back; being behind; private.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutBack; being behind; private.
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\pos"tern\, a. back; being behind; private. "the postern door."
postern
\pos"tern\ (?), n. [of. posterne, posterle, f. poterne, fr. l. posterula, fr. posterus coming after. see posterior.]
1. originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate. he by a privy postern took his flight. out at the postern, by the abbey wall.
2. (fort.) a subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.
1. Originally, a back door or gate;
a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate.
2. (Fort.) A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the
main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.
postern a. Back; being behind; private.
a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate.
2. (Fort.) A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the
main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.
postern a. Back; being behind; private.
Noun
1. a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
(hypernym) gate
Postern Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Postern Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
small door or gate, usually some distance from main entrance of castle or ward. Often hidden to allow defenders to enter and exit castle without detection. Sallyport. Secondary gateway or back doorway.
Postern Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A postern is a secondary door or gate, particularly in a fortification such as a city wall or castle curtain wall. Posterns were often located in a concealed location, allowing the occupants to come and go inconspicuously. In the event of a siege, a postern could act as a sally port, allowing defenders to make a sortie on the besiegers.
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