'Metachronism' definitions:

Definition of 'Metachronism'

From: GCIDE

Metachronism \Me*tach"ro*nism\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, after the time, happening afterward; ? beyond + ? time: cf. F. m['e]tachronisme.] An error committed in chronology by placing an event after its real time. [1913 Webster]