Afterling

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who comes after or later; an aftercomer; one who is late. rare

    "Lange terms him "an afterling of the speculative Romanticism," and it seems clear that he is connected with the Hegelian Right and even with Schelling."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Coming after; later; subsequent; of later date; late in order of time or succession. Scotland, rare

    ""That Heresie, whose afterling entry falling out in the dreg of all tymes doth render it suspect.""

Example

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"Lange terms him "an afterling of the speculative Romanticism," and it seems clear that he is connected with the Hegelian Right and even with Schelling."

Etymology

From Middle English afterling. Cognate with Scots afterling, efterling (“afterling”, adjective). By surface analysis, after + -ling.

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