[ pəʊst'rɛst(ə)nt ]
■ noun Brit. a department in a post office that keeps letters for an agreed period until collected by the addressee.
Origin
C18: from Fr., lit. 'mail remaining'.
[ pəʊst'rɛst(ə)nt ]
■ noun Brit. a department in a post office that keeps letters for an agreed period until collected by the addressee.
Origin
C18: from Fr., lit. 'mail remaining'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004