Word: post Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-der. Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Old Latin *poznō Latin pōnō Latin posita Italian postader. Middle French postebor. English post Borrowed from Middle French poste, from Italian posta (“stopping-place for coaches”), feminine of posto (“placed, situated”). Pronunciation: /pəʊst/, /poʊst/, [poːst] 1. Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route. Labels: obsolete 2. A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route. Labels: dated Example: a stage or railway post 3. A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station. Example: September 6th.—The English mail of the 10th of July arrived to-day, and while Mr. Hart was at the Foreign Office engaged on business with Wan-se-ang and Hang-Ki, he received his Shang-hai letters, one of which contained the news of the recapture by the Imperial forces of the cities of Woo-tu and Nan-ching, two important rebel posts. 4. Someone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier. Labels: historical Example: I fear my Julia would not deign my lines, Receiving them from such a worthless post. Example: in certain ſet places there be alwaies fresh Poſts, to carry that further which is brought unto them by the others 5. An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation. Labels: Australia, India, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK Example: I sent a parcel via/by post. Example: I take it too as an opportunity of sending you the fair copy of the poem on Dullness, which was not then finished, and which I should not care to hazard by the common post. 6. A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address. Labels: Australia, India, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK Example: Royal Mail worker Evette Chapman gathered a team of 12 colleagues to deliver post in fancy dress and raise money for a nurses' charity and patients in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton. 7. A message posted in an electronic or Internet forum, or on a blog, etc. Example: Oli conceded defeat and, in a post on X Saturday, congratulated Shah. “Balen Babu, Congratulations to you for the victory! May your five-year tenure be smooth and successful—heartfelt best wishes!” 8. A moderate to deep passing route in which a receiver runs 10-20 yards from the line of scrimmage straight down the field, then cuts toward the middle of the field (towards the facing goalposts) at a 45-degree angle. Example: Two of the receivers ran post patterns. 9. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier. Labels: obsolete Example: And then in post he came from Mantua. 10. One who has charge of a station, especially a postal station. Labels: obsolete Example: there he held the office of postmaster, or, as it was then called, post, for several years.