sidepost

A vertical supporting post beside a door, gate, etc.

Noun

  1. A vertical supporting post beside a door, gate, etc.
    • They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts. - 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 12:7:
    • The gate itself has sideposts of rustic stonework, each topped by a large Baroque vase; these sideposts are joined by elaborate floral ironwork with a coat of arms and a coronet in the centre[…] - 2001, A. J. Youngson,...

Origin

From side + post.

Forms

sideposts