- posteriority
- pos·te·ri·or·i·ty
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Posteriority — Pos*te ri*or i*ty, n. [Cf. F. post[ e]riorit[ e].] The state of being later or subsequent; as, posteriority of time, or of an event; opposed to {priority}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Posteriority — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Posteriority >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 posteriority posteriority Sgm: N 1 succession succession sequence Sgm: N 1 following following &c. 281 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 subsequence subsequence supervention … English dictionary for students
posteriority — /pastehriyohratiy/ This is a word of comparison and relation in tenure, the correlative of which is the word priority. Thus, a man who held lands or tenements of two lords was said to hold of his more ancient lord by priority, and of his less… … Black's law dictionary
posteriority — noun Date: 14th century the quality or state of being later or subsequent … New Collegiate Dictionary
posteriority — /po stear ee awr i tee, or , poh /, n. the state or quality of being posterior. [1350 1400; ME pos teriorite < ML posterioritas. See POSTERIOR, ITY] * * * … Universalium
posteriority — noun The condition of being posterior (in any sense) … Wiktionary
posteriority — Synonyms and related words: aftertime, afteryears, by and by, coming after, consecution, consecutiveness, continuation, continuity, course ahead, crystal ball, descent, determinism, distant future, eventuality, expectation, extension, following,… … Moby Thesaurus
posteriority — n. state of being subsequent, lateness, state of being laterpÉ‘ stɪrɪ É”rÉ™tɪ /pÉ’ stɪərɪ É’r … English contemporary dictionary
posteriority — The state or condition of anything which follows in point of time … Ballentine's law dictionary
posteriority — noun 1. the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end • Ant: ↑anteriority • Derivationally related forms: ↑posterior • Topics: ↑quadruped • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
