ˈpōstəmənt noun
( -s )
Etymology: German, from (assumed) obsolete Italian postamento, from postare to place, put (from posto, past participle of porre to put) + -mento -ment (from Latin -mentum ) — more at post
1.
a. : pedestal , base
b. : stereobate
2. : a frame, mount, or molding for a work in relief