posthumous
1Posthumous — may refer to: * Posthumous birth, a birth that occurs after the death of the child s parent * Posthumous degree, an academic degree conferred after the death of the recipient * Posthumous execution, ceremonial execution of someone already dead *… …
2Posthumous — Post hu*mous (?; 277), a. [L. posthumus, postumus, properly, last; hence, late born (applied to children born after the father s death, or after he had made his will), superl. of posterus, posterior. See {Posterior}.] 1. Born after the death of… …
3posthumous — adjective after death, continuing after death, following death, occurring after death, post mortem associated concepts: posthumous child Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4posthumous — c.1600, born after the death of the originator (author or father), from L.L. posthumus, from L. postumus last, last born, superlative of posterus coming after, subsequent. Altered in L.L. by association with L. humare to bury, suggesting death;… …
5posthumous — meaning ‘occurring after death’, is pronounced pos tyuh mǝs, i.e. with the h silent …
6posthumous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator. DERIVATIVES posthumously adverb. ORIGIN Latin postumus last , later associated with humus ground …
7posthumous — [päs′choo məs, päs′tyooməs] adj. [LL posthumus, for L postumus, after death, orig., last, superl. of posterus (see POSTERIOR): altered in LL by assoc. with humus, ground or humare, to bury (as if meaning “born after the father is buried”)] 1.… …
8Posthumous (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Posthumous (EP) Type = EP Artist = The Banner Released = June 15 2003 Recorded = ??? Genre = Hardcore punk Length = 16:11 Label = Blackout Records Producer = ??? Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… …
9posthumous — [[t]pɒ̱stʃʊməs[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Posthumous is used to describe something that happens after a person s death but relates to something they did before they died. His family and supporters have campaigned for many years for a posthumous pardon …
10posthumous — adjective Etymology: Latin posthumus, alteration of postumus late born, posthumous, from superlative of posterus coming after more at posterior Date: 1619 1. born after the death of the father 2. published after the death of the author 3.… …