OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 42586

postern

/ˈpɒst(ə)n/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
poterna
A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance, especially in a city wall or fortification.
And as they cam hurlyng vnder the Castel where as sir launcelot lay in wyndowe / & sawe how two knyghtes layd vpon syr Blyaunt with their swerdes /[…]/ And thenne sir launcelot bra…
He by a privy postern took his flight.
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