postern /posˈtərn or pōˈstərn/

1. A back door or gate
2. A small private door
3. A sallyport (qv under sally¹)

1. (of a door, gate, etc) back
2. Private

• pitchperson
• pitchpine
• pitchpines
• pitchpipe
• pitchpipes
• pitch-pole
• pitch-poles
• pitch-poll
• pitch-polled
• pitch-polling
• pitch-polls
• pitch-roofed
• pitchstone
• pitchstones
• pitch-tree
• pitch-trees
• pitch up
• pitch upon
• pitch-wheel
• pitch-wheels
• pitchwoman
• pitchy
• pit-coal
• pit-dwelling
• piteous