1. A back door or side entrance to a building.
Usage: archaic; chiefly historical

1. Relating to or situated at a back or side entrance; secondary or inconspicuous.
Usage: archaic; rare

Examples

• The servants used the postique to enter the manor without being seen.
• A postique passage connected the kitchen to the garden.
• The postique entrance was reserved for tradespeople and staff.
• Medieval castles often featured a postique for emergency escape.
• Access through the postique was restricted to authorized personnel.