posticum

[ po-stahy-kuhm ]

noun

, plural pos·ti·ca [po-, stahy, -k, uh].

1. epinaos.
2. opisthodomos ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of posticum¹

1695–1705; < Latin postīcum backdoor, back part (of a building), noun use of neuter of postīcus. See posticous

Example Sentences

(Posticum) was the name given to the little door, leading from the back of the cavaedium or peristyle to the street.

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A separate entrance, posticum (Fig. 115), usually connected the peristyle with a side street.

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The absurd "marginis posticum latus remotum" was a misprint for (dens) "marginis posticus, latus, remotus."

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This was the posticum, by which the master of the house evaded the importunate visitors who filled the atrium.

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