1. (Rom. Antiq.) The return to his own country, and his former privileges, of a person who had gone to
sojourn in a foreign country, or had been banished, or taken by an enemy. Burrill.
2. (Internat. Law) The right by virtue of which persons and things taken by an enemy in war are restored
to their former state when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged. Kent.
Postlude
(Post"lude) n. [Pref. post- + -lude, as in prelude.] (Med.) A voluntary at the end of a service.
Postman
(Post"man) n.; pl. Postmen
1. A post or courier; a letter carrier.
2. (Eng. Law) One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence
in motions; — so called from the place where he sits. The other of the two is called the tubman. Whishaw.
Postmark
(Post"mark`) n. The mark, or stamp, of a post office on a letter, giving the place and date of
mailing or of arrival.
Postmark
(Post"mark`), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postmarked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Postmarking.] To mark
with a post-office stamp; as, to postmark a letter or parcel.
Postmaster
(Post"mas`ter) n.
1. One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travelers; one who supplies post horses.
2. One who has charge of a post office, and the distribution and forwarding of mails.
Postmaster-general
(Post"mas`ter-gen"er*al) n.; pl. Postmasters-general. The chief officer of the
post-office department of a government. In the United States the postmaster-general is a member of the
cabinet.
Postmastership
(Post"mas`ter*ship), n. The office of postmaster.
Postmeridian
(Post`me*rid"i*an) a. [L. postmeridianus; post after + meridianus. See Meridian.]
1. Coming after the sun has passed the meridian; being in, or belonging to, the afternoon. (Abbrev. P.
M.)
2. Fig., belonging to the after portion of life; late. [R.]
