Postfact Post"fact` adjective [ See
Post- , and
Fact .]
Relating to a fact that occurs after another.
Postfact Post"fact` noun A fact that occurs after another. "Confirmed upon the
postfact ."
Fuller.
Postfactum Post`fac"tum noun [ Late Latin ]
(Rom. & Eng. Law) Same as Postfact .
Postfix Post"fix noun ;
plural Postfixes . [ Prefix
post- +
-fix , as in
prefix : confer French
postfixe .]
(Gram.) A letter, syllable, or word, added to the end of another word; a suffix. Parkhurst.
Postfix Post·fix" transitive verb To annex; specifically (Gram.) , to add or annex, as a letter, syllable, or word, to the end of another or principal word; to suffix. Parkhurst.
Postfrontal Post·fron"tal adjective [ Prefix
post- +
frontal .]
(Anat.) Situated behind the frontal bone or the frontal region of the skull; -- applied especially to a bone back of and below the frontal in many animals. --
noun A postfrontal bone.
Postfurca Post·fur"ca noun ;
plural Postfurcæ . [ New Latin , from
post behind +
furca a fork.]
(Zoology) One of the internal thoracic processes of the sternum of an insect.
Postgeniture Post·gen"i·ture noun [ Prefix
post- + Latin
genitura birth, geniture.]
The condition of being born after another in the same family; -- distinguished from primogeniture . [ R.]
Sir T. Browne.
Postglacial Post·gla"cial adjective (Geol.) (a) Formed or occurring after the last glacial epoch of the Pleistocene period, or at a locality within the area of Pleistocene glaciation after the final disappearance of the glacier from the locality. (b) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an epoch after the last Glacial and before the Terrace epoch. [ R.]
Postglenoid Post·gle"noid adjective [ Prefix
post- +
glenoid .]
(Anat.) Situated behind the glenoid fossa of the temporal bone.
Postgraduate Post·grad"u·ate adjective [ Prefix
post- +
graduate .]
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the studies pursued after graduation, esp., after receiving the bachelor's degree at a college; graduate. --
noun A student who pursues such studies. » Most careful writers consider the word
graduate to be the proper word to use in this sense.
Posthaste Post`haste" noun Haste or speed in traveling, like that of a post or courier. Shak.
Posthaste Post`haste adverb With speed or expedition; as, he traveled posthaste ; to send posthaste . Shak.
Posthetomy Pos·thet"o·my noun [ Greek
po`sqh prepuce +
te`mnein to cut.]
(Medicine) Circumcision. Dunglison.
Posthouse Post"house` noun 1. A house established for the convenience of the post, where relays of horses can be obtained. 2. A house for distributing the malls; a post office.
Posthume, Posthumed Post"hume, Post"humed adjective Posthumous. [ Obsolete]
I. Watts. Fuller.
Posthumous Post"hu·mous adjective [ Latin
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 the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter. 2. Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous works; a posthumous edition. 3. Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous reputation. Addison. Sir T. Browne.
Posthumously Post"hu·mous·ly adverb In a posthumous manner; after one's decease.
Postic Pos"tic adjective [ Latin
posticus , from post after, behind.]
Backward. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne.
Posticous Pos"ti·cous adjective [ Latin
posticus .]
(Botany) (a) Posterior. (b) Situated on the outer side of a filament; -- said of an extrorse anther.
Postil Pos"til noun [ French
postille ,
apostille , Late Latin
postilla , probably from Latin
post illa (sc.
verba ) after those (words). Confer
Apostil .]
1. Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a marginal note; a comment. Langton also made postils upon the whole Bible.
Foxe. 2. (R. C. Ch. & Luth. Ch.) A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture; as, the first postils were composed by order of Charlemagne.
Postil Pos"til transitive verb [ Confer Late Latin
postillare .]
To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss. Bacon.
Postil Pos"til intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Postiled or
Postilled ;
present participle & verbal noun Postiling or
Postilling .]
To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to postillate. Postiling and allegorizing on Scripture.
J. H. Newman.
Postiler Pos"til·er noun [ Written also
postiller .]
One who writers marginal notes; one who illustrates the text of a book by notes in the margin. Sir T. Browne.
Postilion Pos·til"ion noun [ French
postillon , Italian
postiglione , from
posta post. See
Post a postman.]
One who rides and guides the first pair of horses of a coach or post chaise; also, one who rides one of the horses when one pair only is used. [ Written also
postillion .]
Postillate Pos"til·late transitive verb [ Late Latin
postillatus , past participle of
postillare .]
To explain by marginal notes; to postil. Tracts . . . postillated by his own hand.
C. Knight.
Postillate Pos"til·late intransitive verb 1. To write postils; to comment. 2. To preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in regular order.
Postillation Pos`til·la"tion noun [ Late Latin
postillatio .]
The act of postillating; exposition of Scripture in preaching.
Postillator Pos"til·la`tor noun [ Late Latin ]
One who postillates; one who expounds the Scriptures verse by verse.
Postiller Pos"til·ler noun See Postiler .
Posting Post"ing noun 1. The act of traveling post. 2. (Bookkeeping) The act of transferring an account, as from the journal to the ledger. Posting house ,
a post house.
Postliminiar Post`li·min"i·ar adjective [ See
Postliminium .]
Contrived, done, or existing subsequently. "
Postliminious after applications of them to their purposes."
South.
Postliminiary Post`li·min"i·a·ry adjective Pertaining to, or involving, the right of postliminium.
Postliminium, Postliminy Post`li·min"i·um, Post·lim"i·ny noun [ Latin
postliminium ,
post after +
limen ,
liminis , a threshold.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) The return to his own country, and his former privileges, of a person who had gone to sojourn in a foreign country, or had been banished, or taken by an enemy. Burrill. 2. (Internat. Law) The right by virtue of which persons and things taken by an enemy in war are restored to their former state when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged. Kent.
Postlude Post"lude noun [ Prefix
post- +
-lude , as in
prelude .]
(Medicine) A voluntary at the end of a service.
Postman Post"man noun ;
plural Postmen 1. A post or courier; a letter carrier. 2. (Eng. Law) One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions; -- so called from the place where he sits. The other of the two is called the tubman . Whishaw.
Postmark Post"mark` noun The mark, or stamp, of a post office on a letter, giving the place and date of mailing or of arrival.
Postmark Post"mark` transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Postmarked ;
present participle & verbal noun Postmarking .]
To mark with a post-office stamp; as, to postmark a letter or parcel.
Postmaster Post"mas`ter noun 1. One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travelers; one who supplies post horses. 2. One who has charge of a post office, and the distribution and forwarding of mails.
Postmaster-general Post"mas`ter-gen"er·al noun ;
plural Postmasters-general .
The chief officer of the post-office department of a government. In the United States the postmaster-general is a member of the cabinet.
Postmastership Post"mas`ter·ship noun The office of postmaster.
Postmeridian Post`me·rid"i·an adjective [ Latin
postmeridianus ;
post after +
meridianus . See
Meridian .]
1. Coming after the sun has passed the meridian; being in, or belonging to, the afternoon. (Abbrev. P. M. ) 2. Fig., belonging to the after portion of life; late. [ R.]
Postnares Post·na"res noun plural [ New Latin See
Post- , and
Nares .]
(Anat.) The posterior nares. See Nares .
Postnatal Post·na"tal adjective [ Prefix
post- +
natal .]
After birth; subsequent to birth; as, postnatal infanticide; postnatal diseases.
Postnate Post"nate adjective [ Late Latin
postnatus second or subsequently born; Latin
post after +
natus born.]
Subsequent. "The graces and gifts of the spirit are
postnate ." [ Archaic]
Jer. Taylor.
Postnuptial Post·nup"tial adjective [ Prefix
post- +
nuptial .]
Being or happening after marriage; as, a postnuptial settlement on a wife. Kent.
Postoblongata Post·ob`lon·ga"ta noun [ New Latin See
Post- , and
Oblongata .]
(Anat.) The posterior part of the medulla oblongata. B. G. Wilder.
Postocular Post·oc"u·lar adjective & noun [ Prefix
post- +
ocular .]
(Zoology) Same as Postorbital .
Postoral Post·o"ral adjective [ Prefix
post- +
oral .]
(Anat.) Situated behind, or posterior to, the mouth.
Postorbital Post·or"bit·al adjective [ Prefix
post- +
orbital .]
(Anat. & Zoology) Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles. --
noun A postorbital bone or scale.
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