posthumusn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒstʃᵿməs/,

/ˈpɒstjᵿməs/, U.S.

/ˈpɑstʃəməs/,

/pɑˈst(j)uməs/

Inflections: Plural (in sense 1) posthuma; (in sense 2) posthumi.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin posthumus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin posthumus (see posthumous adj.).In form posthuma (in sense 1) after post-classical Latin posthuma , use as noun (short for opera posthuma posthumous works) of neuter plural of posthumus ; in form posthumi (in sense 2), use as noun of masculine plural of posthumus . The form posthumi in sense 1 is apparently irregular.

1. In plural. Posthumous writings.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > [noun] > the writings of an author > posthumous

posthumus1604

posthume1631

1604 J. S. Hooker's Eccl. Polit. To Rdr., sig. A2^v There is a purpose of setting forth the three last books also, their fathers Posthumi.

1655 J. Owen Vindiciæ Evangelicæ in Wks. (1853) XII. 8 The passages intimated are in his posthuma.

1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. i. ii. 35 I shall quote some more remarkable Places in Posthuma Fosteri.

1793 T. Pennant Lit. Life 19 For a more full account of my various posthuma I refer the reader to the latter pages of this book.

1905 G. Sampson Keats's Poems Pref. Most reprints give the order of Keats's own three volumes with Lord Houghton's posthuma appended.

†2. A posthumous child. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > posthumous child

posthume1569

posthumus1629

posthumousa1648

1629 M. Drayton in J. Beaumont Bosworth-field Ded. sig. (a)2 This Posthumus, from the braue Parents Name, Likely to be the heire of so much Fame, Can haue at all no portion by my prayse.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 273 He was a posthumus, and the crowne set upon his mothers belly.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. iv. 109 It is as evident that the Grandfather and Father and Son did as really make up a multitude,..though the Father and Son were both Posthumi, as if they all had or did all now exist together.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† posthumusadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin posthumus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin posthumus (see posthumous adj. and n.). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ·stiŭmɒ̆s) /ˈpɒstjʊməs/. Compare the following earlier use as an epithet:a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 160 This same Lodewyk had to wyues: on was dowtir to þe duke of Borgayn..anoþir was dowtir to þe kyng of Hungarie, of whom cam Jon, cleped Postumus.

Obsolete.

= posthumous adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [adjective] > posthumous

after-bornOE

posthumusa1522

posthume1590

posthumial1605

posthumous1640

posthumate1684

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1950–64) vi. 50 Siluius, to surname clepit Albanus, Born efter thy decess, child posthumus.

1591 Ld. Burghley in S. R. Gardiner Fortescue Papers (1871) Pref. 7 Though he be posthumus by his fathers death, being borne after.

1607 B. Barnes Divils Charter iv. iv. sig. I What wouldst thou runne againe into my wombe? If thou wert here thou shouldst be Posthumus, And ript out of my sides with soldiers swords, Before I would yeeld vp thine heritage.

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. ii. 183 His love to his affected, though some 106 yeares posthumus Kinsman.

1660 R. Coke Justice Vindicated Pref. 5 No man that ever was born in the World, which was not a Posthumus King, but was born in subjection, not onely to his Parents, or as a Servant in a Family.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	posthumus
释义	posthumusn. Brit. /ˈpɒstʃᵿməs/, /ˈpɒstjᵿməs/, U.S. /ˈpɑstʃəməs/, /pɑˈst(j)uməs/ Inflections: Plural (in sense 1) posthuma; (in sense 2) posthumi. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin posthumus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin posthumus (see posthumous adj.).In form posthuma (in sense 1) after post-classical Latin posthuma , use as noun (short for opera posthuma posthumous works) of neuter plural of posthumus ; in form posthumi (in sense 2), use as noun of masculine plural of posthumus . The form posthumi in sense 1 is apparently irregular. 1. In plural. Posthumous writings. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > [noun] > the writings of an author > posthumous posthumus1604 posthume1631 1604 J. S. Hooker's Eccl. Polit. To Rdr., sig. A2^v There is a purpose of setting forth the three last books also, their fathers Posthumi. 1655 J. Owen Vindiciæ Evangelicæ in Wks. (1853) XII. 8 The passages intimated are in his posthuma. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. i. ii. 35 I shall quote some more remarkable Places in Posthuma Fosteri. 1793 T. Pennant Lit. Life 19 For a more full account of my various posthuma I refer the reader to the latter pages of this book. 1905 G. Sampson Keats's Poems Pref. Most reprints give the order of Keats's own three volumes with Lord Houghton's posthuma appended. †2. A posthumous child. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > posthumous child posthume1569 posthumus1629 posthumousa1648 1629 M. Drayton in J. Beaumont Bosworth-field Ded. sig. (a)2 This Posthumus, from the braue Parents Name, Likely to be the heire of so much Fame, Can haue at all no portion by my prayse. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 273 He was a posthumus, and the crowne set upon his mothers belly. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. iv. 109 It is as evident that the Grandfather and Father and Son did as really make up a multitude,..though the Father and Son were both Posthumi, as if they all had or did all now exist together. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † posthumusadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin posthumus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin posthumus (see posthumous adj. and n.). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ·stiŭmɒ̆s) /ˈpɒstjʊməs/. Compare the following earlier use as an epithet:a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 160 This same Lodewyk had to wyues: on was dowtir to þe duke of Borgayn..anoþir was dowtir to þe kyng of Hungarie, of whom cam Jon, cleped Postumus. Obsolete. = posthumous adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [adjective] > posthumous after-bornOE posthumusa1522 posthume1590 posthumial1605 posthumous1640 posthumate1684 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1950–64) vi. 50 Siluius, to surname clepit Albanus, Born efter thy decess, child posthumus. 1591 Ld. Burghley in S. R. Gardiner Fortescue Papers (1871) Pref. 7 Though he be posthumus by his fathers death, being borne after. 1607 B. Barnes Divils Charter iv. iv. sig. I What wouldst thou runne againe into my wombe? If thou wert here thou shouldst be Posthumus, And ript out of my sides with soldiers swords, Before I would yeeld vp thine heritage. 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. ii. 183 His love to his affected, though some 106 yeares posthumus Kinsman. 1660 R. Coke Justice Vindicated Pref. 5 No man that ever was born in the World, which was not a Posthumus King, but was born in subjection, not onely to his Parents, or as a Servant in a Family. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1604adj.a1522
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