1. A house established for the convenience of the post, where relays of horses can be obtained.
2. A house for distributing the malls; a post office.
POSTHUME; POSTHUMED
Post"hume, Post"humed, a.
Defn: Posthumos. [Obs.] I. Watts. Fuller.
POSTHUMOUS Post"hu*mous, a. Etym: [L. posthumus, postumus, properly, last; hence, late born (applied to children born after the father's death, or after he had made his will), superl. of posterus, posterior. See Posterior.]
1. Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter.
2. Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous works; a posthumous edition.
3. Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous reputation. Addison. Sir T. Browne.
POSTHUMOUSLY
Post"hu*mous*ly, adv.
Defn: It a posthumous manner; after one's decease.