'Posthumous' definitions:
Definition of 'posthumous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Occurring or coming into existence after a person's death; "a posthumous award"; "a posthumous book"; "a posthumous daughter"
Definition of 'Posthumous'
From: GCIDE
- Posthumous \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 the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous works; a posthumous edition. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous reputation. --Addison. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'posthumous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- after the Fall,
- after the flood,
- after the war,
- after-dinner,
- afterdeath,
- delayed,
- late,
- post-obit,
- postbellum,
- postcenal,
- postcibal,
- postdiluvial,
- postdiluvian,
- postlapsarian,
- postmortal,
- postmortem,
- postmortuary,
- postmundane,
- postobituary,
- postprandial,
- postwar,
- retarded