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Word entry · 7 letters

postern

Best crossword clue

"Rear gate"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɒst(ə)n/Part of speech nounSorted enoprstStarts with PEnds with N1 clues
1P2O3S4T5E6R7N

Definitions

  1. a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle

Word origin

From Old French posterne, alteration of posterle, from Late Latin posterula (“back door”), from Latin posterus (“later”).

Used in a sentence

  • He by a privy postern took his flight.
  • Out at the postern, by the abbey wall.
  • The postern of the enceinte leads through the middle of the curtain, descending from the plane of sight to the ditch

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