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poste restante
[pohst re-stahnt, res-tahnt, pawst
noun
a direction written on mail to indicate that it should be held at the post office until called for by the addressee.
Chiefly British.a department in charge of such mail.
poste restante
/ ˈpəʊst rɪˈstænt, pɔst rɛstɑ̃t /
noun
(not in the US and Canada) an address on mail indicating that it should be kept at a specified post office until collected by the addressee
the mail-delivery service or post-office department that handles mail having this address
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of poste restante1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of poste restante1
Example Sentences
I shall be at Munich on Friday, and have written to Hallam Tennyson, poste restante; but I hope to waylay them at the station.
She gave him several louis-d'or to supply his immediate wants, and told him to write a letter containing news of himself every week, addressed to the initial B., poste restante.
But before that I must hear from you,—one word of love, of forgiveness, of hope, addressed to 'Baroness Magelone of Erlenbusch, poste restante, Paris.'
A line will find me at Venice, poste restante, all September.
The doctor inquired at the poste restante in vain.
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