| postern | 1. Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate. "He by a privy postern took his flight." (Spenser) "Out at the postern, by the abbey wall." (Shak) 2. A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks. Origin: OF. Posterne, posterle, F. Poterne, fr. L. Posterula, fr. Posterus coming after. See Posterior. Back; being behind; private. "The postern door." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| postern | a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle |
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