What does "aftercourse" mean?

The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.

What is a synonym for "aftercourse"?

Common synonyms include: dessert.

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Noun

1
The course (sequence of events or actions) that follows something; subsequent course.
"And if she should, which Heaven forbid, O’rethrow me, as the Fidler did, What after-course have I to take, ’Gainst losing all I have at Stake?"
2
The final course of a meal. archaic
"Yet durst I sweare he neuer dranke Tabacco, That smoake at those times was not in request, But for this doting age reseru’d in store: Now ’tis an after-course at euery feast, To some it may doe good, but hurt to more."
3
A subsequent course of study. obsolete
"[…] although her education had only the finish of the common schools, yet she had superior teachers, who directed her in an after-course of reading and study, which took her far beyond the ordinary school course."

"And if she should, which Heaven forbid, O’rethrow me, as the Fidler did, What after-course have I to take, ’Gainst losing all I have at Stake?"

From after- + course.

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