Antonyms for postern
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : poh-stern, pos-tern |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpoʊ stərn, ˈpɒs tərn |
Definition of postern
Origin :- late 13c., "back door, private door," from Old French posterne "side or rear gate," earlier posterle, from Late Latin posterula "small back door or gate," diminutive of Latin posterus "that is behind, coming after, subsequent," from post "after" (see post-).
- adj back
- I considered your coachman to be a faithful man, and I told him to wait for you at the postern.
- Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- He knocked, and presently the postern gaped, and a lantern was advanced.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- As each man did so he had to retire by a postern leading to the sea.
- Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
- Cowper assumes a second postern, but there is no evidence for this, and l. 139 ff.
- Extract from : « The Odyssey of Homer » by Homer
- If I do but send them a message they will surely come to the postern gate.
- Extract from : « Sir Nigel » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Astonishment robbed me of breath as he threw open the postern.
- Extract from : « The Crossing » by Winston Churchill
- "That road leads to the postern gate at the top of the hill," she added.
- Extract from : « The Ghost Breaker » by Charles Goddard
- I was peering through the slit in the postern, not twenty feet away.
- Extract from : « The Secret Witness » by George Gibbs
- After they had passed the postern, Honey-Bee again asked where they were going.
- Extract from : « Honey-Bee » by Anatole France
- This postern was re-edified by William Hampton, fishmonger, mayor, in the year 1472.
- Extract from : « The Survey of London » by John Stow
Synonyms for postern
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