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Meaning of 'postern' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Postern [ a.]
- Back; being behind; private.
2 . Postern [ n.]
- Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate.
- A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks.

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