a courier or letter-carrier, or one who frequently changes horses, posted or placed on the road, for quicker dispatch. The word is also applied to the houses where such a person takes up and lays down his charge.

In England, posts were first established by act of parliament in the twelfth year of the reign of Charles II. which enabled the king to settle a post-office, and appoint a governor.

Penny Post, a post established for the benefit of London and the adjacent parts, by which any letter or parcel not exceeding fifteen ounces weight, is speedily conveyed to and from all parts within ten miles of London.