Post

post, n. A timber or other solid substance, upright, esp. as a support to something else; a lar; place at which anything is stayed or fixed station; esp. a military station; an office or position of service, trust, or emolument; a me enger who goes from station to station; one who regularly ries letters from one place to another; letter-carrier; expre ; postman; an established conveyance letters; the mail; carriage by which the mail transported; a sort of writing paper. — v. i. 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. advertise opprobriously; to a ign to a station, place; to cause to go by the post; to put in mail; to acquaint with what has occurred; to form. (Book-keeping.) To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger. — Post' age, -ej, n. The 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 mail service. — Postal, P. -card. Post-card. 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. — Postillion, pos-til'yun, n. One who guides post-horses, horses in any carriage, riding on one of them. Poster. See under Post.