POSTERIORITY

posteriority, subsequentness, subsequence

(noun) following in time

posteriority

(noun) the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

posteriority (usually uncountable, plural posteriorities)

The condition of being posterior (in any sense)

Synonyms

• See posteriority

Source: Wiktionary


Pos*te`ri*or"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. postériorité.]

Definition: The state of being later or subsequent; as, posteriority of time, or of an event; -- opposed to priority.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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