'Postern' definitions:
Definition of 'postern'
(from WordNet)
noun
A small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
Definition of 'Postern'
From: GCIDE
- Postern \Pos"tern\, a. Back; being behind; private. "The postern door." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Postern'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- He by a privy postern took his flight. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- Out at the postern, by the abbey wall. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Fort.) A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks. --Mahan. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'postern'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aft,
- after,
- aftermost,
- afterpart,
- afterpiece,
- archway,
- back,
- back door,
- back seat,
- back side,
- backward,
- barway,
- behind,
- breech,
- bulkhead,
- carriage entrance,
- cellar door,
- cellarway,
- door,
- doorjamb,
- doorpost,
- doorway,
- French door,
- front door,
- gate,
- gatepost,
- gateway,
- hatch,
- hatchway,
- heel,
- hind,
- hind end,
- hind part,
- hinder,
- hindermost,
- hindhand,
- hindhead,
- hindmost,
- lintel,
- occiput,
- porch,
- portal,
- porte cochere,
- posterior,
- propylaeum,
- pylon,
- rear,
- rear end,
- rearmost,
- rearward,
- retrograde,
- reverse,
- scuttle,
- side door,
- stern,
- stile,
- storm door,
- tail,
- tail end,
- tailpiece,
- threshold,
- tollgate,
- trap,
- trap door,
- turnpike,
- turnstile