Emily Dickinson Lexicon

POST-FIX, n. [L. post, after, and fix.]

In grammar, a letter, syllable or word added to the end of another word; a suffix. – Parkhurst.

POST-FIX', v.t.

To add or annex a letter, syllable or word, to the end of another or principal word. – Parkhurst.

POST-FIX'ED, pp.

Added to the end of a word.

POST-FIX'ING, ppr.

Adding to the end of a word.

POST-HACK'NEY, n. [post and hackney.]

A hired post-horse. – Wotton.

POST-HASTE, adv.

With speed or expedition. He traveled post-haste, that is, by an ellipsis, with post-haste.

POST-HASTE, n.

Haste or speed in traveling, like that of a post or courier. – Shak.

POST-HORN, n. [post and horn.]

A horn or trumpet carried and blown by a carrier of the public mail or by a coachman. – Cowper.

POST-HORSE, n.

A horse stationed for the use of couriers. – Sidney.

POST-HOUSE, n.

A house where a post-office is kept receiving and dispatching letters by public mails; a post-office. [The latter word is now in general use.]

POST'HUME, a.

Posthumous. [Not used.] – Watts.

POST'HU-MOUS, a. [L. post, after, and humus, earth; humatus, buried.]

1. Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter. – Blackstone.
2. Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous works.
3. Being after one's decease; as, a posthumous character. – Addison.

POST'HU-MOUS-LY, adv.

After one's decease.

POST-IC, a. [L. posticus.]

Backward. [Not used.] – Brown.

POS'TIL, n. [It. postilla; Sp. postila; from L. post.]

A marginal note; originally, a note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text. – Encyc.

POS'TIL, v.t. [It. postillare.]

To write marginal notes; to gloss; to illustrate with marginal notes. – Bacon.

POS'TIL-ED, pp.

Illustrated with marginal notes.

POS'TIL-ER, n.

One who writes marginal notes; one who illustrates the text of a book by notes in the margin.

POS'TIL-ING, ppr.

Writing in marginal notes.

POS'TIL-LATE, v.i. [or v. t.]

Formerly, to preach by expounding scripture, verse by verse, in regular order.

POS-TIL-LA'TION, n.

Exposition of scripture in preaching.

POS'TIL-LA-TOR, n.

One who expounds scripture, verse by verse. – Henry, Brit.

POS-TILL-ION, n. [postil'yon; Fr. postillon, a postboy, from poste.]

One that rides and guides the first pair of horses in a coach or other carriage; also, one that rides one of the horses when one pair only is used, either in a coach or post-chaise.

POST-ING, ppr.

1. Setting up on a post; exposing the name or character to reproach by public advertisement.
2. Placing; stationing.
3. Transferring accounts to a ledger.

POST-LI-MIN'I-AR, or POST-LI-MIN'I-OUS, a. [See Postliminium.]

Contrived, done or existing subsequently; at a postliminious application.