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POSTERN, n. [L. post, behind.]

1. Primarily, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate.

2. In fortification, a small gate, usually in the angle of the flank of a bastion, or in that of the curtain or near the orillon, descending into the ditch.

POSTERN, a. Back; being behind; private.

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