poste restante

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French poste restante.

Noun

poste restante (uncountable)

  1. A postal service in which a mail is held at a post office to be collected by the recipient
    • 2017, Erling Kagge, Silence: In the Age of Noise, page 50:
      This was in the old days, before the expansion of the internet, so we hadn’t received any news from Norway. The only exceptions were letters from girlfriends, friends and family that were sent poste restante to the harbors where we were expected.

Synonyms
  • general delivery (US, Canada)
  • to be called for (UK)
  • care of post office (Australia)

Translations
a service where the post office holds mail until the recipient calls for it

See also
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