post-obit

[ pohst-oh-bit, -ob-it ]
/ poʊstˈoʊ bɪt, -ˈɒb ɪt /
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adjective

effective after a particular person's death.

Origin of post-obit

First recorded in 1745–55, post-obit is from the Latin word post obitum after death

Words nearby post-obit

post-free, post-impressionism, post-it, post-it note, post-looping, post-obit, post-obit bond, post-office box, post-paid, post-polio syndrome, post-racial

Words related to post-obit

posthumous, future, later

Example sentences from the Web for post-obit

  • And I must try and swallow that bitter pill of the post-obit.

    My Novel, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

  • I wonder how long an interval there was between the two; it would be a pretty calculation for a post-obit.

    The Perpetual Curate |Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant

  • Rule I—Teaches to work an expected legacy or an estate in reversion, or a right of entail, with a "post-obit bond," cent.

    Comic Arithmetic |Anonymous

  • That's what they call giving a post-obit; and a bad thing it is, as Pierce found.

    Three Courses and a Dessert |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for post-obit

post-obit
/ (pəʊstˈəʊbɪt, -ˈɒbɪt) mainly law /

noun

Also called: post-obit bond a bond given by a borrower, payable after the death of a specified person, esp one given to a moneylender by an expectant heir promising to repay when his interest falls into possession

adjective

taking effect after death

Word Origin for post-obit

C18: from Latin post obitum after death