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Posthaste
- - Haste or speed in traveling, like that of a post or courier.
Posthouse
- noun - an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders
Postulate
- noun - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
- maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
- require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
- take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"
- To put forward a concept or suggestion or solution to a problem
Potentate
- noun - a ruler who is unconstrained by law
Potentize
- - To render the latent power of (anything) available.
Potestate
- - A chief ruler; a potentate. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Pouchlike
- adjective - shaped like a pouch
Poudrette
- - A manure made from night soil, dried and mixed with charcoal, gypsum, etc.
Poundcake
- - A kind of rich, sweet cake; -- so called from the ingredients being used by pounds, or in equal quantities.
Poundrate
- - A rate or proportion estimated at a certain amount for each pound; poundage.