Post

post, n. A timber or other solid substance, set upright, esp. as a support to something else; a pillar; place at which anything stayed or fixed a station; esp. a military station; an office or position or ink, then, bONboN, chair, get. 456 POST-COMMUNION 438 of service, trust, or emolument; a me enger who goes from station to station; one who regularly carries letters from one place to another; letter-carrier; expre ; postman an established conveyance for letters the mail carriage by which the mail transported a sort of writing paper. — v. To travel with post-horses, or with speed. — adv. With post-horses; with great rapidity. — v.t. To attach to a sign-post or other place; to advertise, esp. to advertise opprobriously; to a ign to a station, set, place to cause to go by the post; to put in the mail to acquaint with what has occurred to inform. (Book-keeping.) To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger. [AS.; L. post is, post us, a pillar, door-post, orig. thing firmly fixed, contr. of posit us, p. p. of ponere, to place see Position also F. poste, a post, carrier, me enger, Sp. jiosta, post, sentinel, post-house, post-horse, and LL. post a. a station, site, fr. L. post us.] — Post'age, n. Tne established price for conveyance of a letter or other mailable matter by post. — Postage-stamp. An adhesive government stamp representing a certain sum, for affixing to articles sent by mail to pay the postal charge. — Post'al, a. Belonging to the post-office or mail service. — Postal, P. -card, Postcard. A card on which me ages may be written for transmi ion through the mails, at a lower rate of postage than a sealed letter. — Post'er, n. One who posts; a courier; a large bill posted for advertising. — Post'boy, -rider, n. One who rides as post; a courier. — Post' man, n. A post or courier; a letter carrier. — Post'mark, n. The dated mark, or stamp, of a post-office on a letter.—v. [-marked (-markt), -marking.] To mark with, etc. — Post'master, n. One who supplies post-horses; one in charge of a post-office. — Postmaster General. The chief officer of the post-office department.— PostiKion, pos-til'- yun, One who guides post-horses, or horses in any carriage, riding on one of them. [F. postilion, It. postighone, post a.] — Post'-cap'tain, n. A captain in the British navy, — so called unofficially in distinc. a commander, who is called captain by courtesy. —coach, -chaise, n. A carriage (usually 4- wheeled) for traveling with post-horses — stage-coach. haste'', n. Speed in traveling, like that of a courier. — adv. With expedition. —horse, n. A horse for conveying travelers rapidly from one station to another, for hire. house, n. A house for the convenience of the post, where re- — lays of horses can be procured a post-office. -note, n. A note, payable to order, for transmi ion to a distant place by post. —office, n. A governmental office, where letters, etc., are received and distributed.—P.-o.-order. An order for money made payable by a postmaster on a particular post-office. — -paid, a. Having the postage paid. town, n. A town having a post-office. post-communion, post'kom-mun'yun, n. (Eccl.) The concluding portion of the communion service. [L. post, after, behind Skr. pacchat, behind), and E. communion.]