poste restanteadv.n.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊst ˈrɛstɒnt/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊst rɛˈstɑnt/

Forms: 1700s post restant, 1700s– poste restante, 1800s post restante. Also with capital initial(s).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French poste restante.

Etymology: < French poste restante (1789 or earlier as adverb, in form †poste restente , but earlier currency is apparently implied by quot. 1764 in etymological note; 1834 or earlier as noun) < poste post n.³ + restante , feminine of restant : see restant adj.Compare the following earlier use of the French phrase in an English context:1764 D. Garrick Let. 21 June (1963) I. 418 He may make that Friend very happy by writing a letter to him at Nancy in Lorrain, a la post restante, & he will receive it in his way to England.

A. adv.

(A direction on a letter, etc., indicating that it is) to remain at the post office for an agreed period until collected by the addressee.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > sending items > sending letters [phrase] > directions on letter

poste restante1768

care of1852

c/o1889

in care of1917

1768 S. Osborn Polit. & Social Lett. 9 Feb. (1890) 181 Your brother's letter to you Postrestant at Turin will acquaint you of his success.

1777 Marchioness Fagniani Let. 18 Sept. in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1844) III. 230 You will address your answer to this to Paris, Poste Restante.

1816 Ld. Byron Let. 24 Dec. (1976) V. 150 Direct right here, poste restante.

1822 W. Irving in Life & Lett. (1864) II. 131 Do write to me, and direct your letters ‘poste restante, Dresden’.

1914 T. S. Eliot Let. 19 July (1988) I. 42 If you write me Poste Restante I shall get it.

2004 Sunday Times (Nexis) 29 Aug. 5 Eight years ago, I was backpacking around central America when I got a message, poste restante, from Sophia, inviting me to her birthday party.

B. n.

The department in a post office in which these items are kept (esp. for travellers or visitors) until called for. Also in extended use: any place at which letters are similarly held for travellers, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > place where letters, etc., may be collected > in post office

poste restante1782

letter drop1922

1782 W. Jones Let. 5 Aug. (1970) 563 Be so kind as to order the passport to be sent to me at the poste restante.

1844 E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 129 As you give me no particular direction, I wrote to you at the Post Restante there [i.e. at Florence].

1880 Brit. Postal Guide 92 There is a Poste Restante both at the General Post Office St. Martin's-le-Grand, and at the Charing Cross Post Office, where letters ‘to be called for’ can be obtained between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

1914 Times 8 Apr. 4/5 Arthur Edwin Hooper, who was in charge of the counter at the Poste Restante at the General Post Office on the evening of February 10.

a1993 Financial Let. (BNC) Our l,500 [American Express] Travel Service and Representative Offices around the world [will] act as your poste restante and friendly English-speaking local tourist office.

2001 Derby Evening Telegraph (Nexis) 1 Aug. 16 Without an address, travellers have to rely on careful planning and Post Offices' poste restante services to hear from their loved ones.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poste restante
释义	poste restanteadv.n. Brit. /ˌpəʊst ˈrɛstɒnt/, U.S. /ˈpoʊst rɛˈstɑnt/ Forms: 1700s post restant, 1700s– poste restante, 1800s post restante. Also with capital initial(s). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French poste restante. Etymology: < French poste restante (1789 or earlier as adverb, in form †poste restente , but earlier currency is apparently implied by quot. 1764 in etymological note; 1834 or earlier as noun) < poste post n.³ + restante , feminine of restant : see restant adj.Compare the following earlier use of the French phrase in an English context:1764 D. Garrick Let. 21 June (1963) I. 418 He may make that Friend very happy by writing a letter to him at Nancy in Lorrain, a la post restante, & he will receive it in his way to England. A. adv. (A direction on a letter, etc., indicating that it is) to remain at the post office for an agreed period until collected by the addressee. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > sending items > sending letters [phrase] > directions on letter poste restante1768 care of1852 c/o1889 in care of1917 1768 S. Osborn Polit. & Social Lett. 9 Feb. (1890) 181 Your brother's letter to you Postrestant at Turin will acquaint you of his success. 1777 Marchioness Fagniani Let. 18 Sept. in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1844) III. 230 You will address your answer to this to Paris, Poste Restante. 1816 Ld. Byron Let. 24 Dec. (1976) V. 150 Direct right here, poste restante. 1822 W. Irving in Life & Lett. (1864) II. 131 Do write to me, and direct your letters ‘poste restante, Dresden’. 1914 T. S. Eliot Let. 19 July (1988) I. 42 If you write me Poste Restante I shall get it. 2004 Sunday Times (Nexis) 29 Aug. 5 Eight years ago, I was backpacking around central America when I got a message, poste restante, from Sophia, inviting me to her birthday party. B. n. The department in a post office in which these items are kept (esp. for travellers or visitors) until called for. Also in extended use: any place at which letters are similarly held for travellers, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > place where letters, etc., may be collected > in post office poste restante1782 letter drop1922 1782 W. Jones Let. 5 Aug. (1970) 563 Be so kind as to order the passport to be sent to me at the poste restante. 1844 E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 129 As you give me no particular direction, I wrote to you at the Post Restante there [i.e. at Florence]. 1880 Brit. Postal Guide 92 There is a Poste Restante both at the General Post Office St. Martin's-le-Grand, and at the Charing Cross Post Office, where letters ‘to be called for’ can be obtained between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 1914 Times 8 Apr. 4/5 Arthur Edwin Hooper, who was in charge of the counter at the Poste Restante at the General Post Office on the evening of February 10. a1993 Financial Let. (BNC) Our l,500 [American Express] Travel Service and Representative Offices around the world [will] act as your poste restante and friendly English-speaking local tourist office. 2001 Derby Evening Telegraph (Nexis) 1 Aug. 16 Without an address, travellers have to rely on careful planning and Post Offices' poste restante services to hear from their loved ones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.n.1768
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