Posthumous
WordNet
adjective
(1) Occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
"A posthumous award"
"A posthumous book"
"A posthumous daughter"
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Etymology
From , a variant spelling of , superlative form of .
Adjective
- Born after the death of one's father.
- Posthumous orphans never even knew their fathers
- Taking place after one's own death.
- Artists obscure during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy.
- In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
- His memoires were his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive