n. The condition of being posterior (in any sense)
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The state of being later or subsequent; ; -- opposed to priority.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state of being later or subsequent: opposed to priority.
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n. the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end
n. following in time
Word Usage
"H.A. Wolfson has presented evidence for A.istotle's recognition of a type of term intermediate between equivocal and univocal terms, some instances of which were characterized by their use according to priority and posteriority."