postdiluvian

& s. [Pref. post-, and Eng. diluvian.] A. As adj .: Postdiluvial (q. v.). "The earliest history of man that we po e represents the postdiluvian wanderers journeying eastward." - Wilson: Prehistoric Man , ch. vi. B. As subst .: One who lived after the flood, or who has lived since the flood. poste, s. [Fr.] The post. poste-restante, s . [Fr.=resting ( i . e. undistributed) post.] A department in a post-office where letters so marked are kept till the addre ees call for them. The arrangement is made for the convenience of persons traveling or pa ing through towns where they have no fixed residence.