1. The part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it
   "Travelers often use poste restante to receive mail while on the road";
   - general delivery
    
2. A notation written on mail that is to be held at the post office until called for (not in the United States or Canada)
   "He used poste restante while travelling through Europe"

Type of: annotation, notation, note, social unit, unit

Part of: local post office, post office

Encyclopedia: Poste restante