postremen.adv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒstriːm/, U.S.

/ˈpɑˌstrim/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin postrēmus, postrēmum.

Etymology: As noun < classical Latin postrēmus person who is last, postrēmum thing which is last, uses as noun of masculine and neuter respectively of postrēmus , adjective; as adjective < classical Latin postrēmus last (in space or time), superlative of posterus later, next (see postero- comb. form), formed on the model of suprēmus supreme adj. and n., superlative of superus. With use as adverb compare classical Latin postrēmō, postrēmum, adverbs, originally ablative and accusative respectively of the neuter of postrēmus. Compare Middle French postreme hindmost, last (1536; 1486 as noun in action de postremes invalidation of a father's will by posthumous birth of a child), Spanish postremo (c1200), Italian postremo (a1321), both adjectives in sense ‘hindmost, last’.

†A. n.

A person who or thing which is last. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [noun] > the placing of one thing after another > the last one

latest1447

lagc1530

postreme1553

closer1961

1553 tr. S. Gardiner De Vera Obediencia sig. h ii. ^v Thei were councelled of some bodye, not to contend to be called supremes, as long as thei ar stil postremes [L. Ut ne contenderent primos dici, quoad consisterent in postremis].

1863 tr. E. Swedenborg Angelic Wisdom concerning Divine Providence (1873) 266 Posteriors successively become means; and as this goes on to eternity, there is no postreme or ultimate that closes the whole.

†B. adv.

Lastly, afterwards. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adverb] > last or after all the others > lastly

alastc1225

lasta1460

finally1526

lastly1594

postreme1658

1658 T. Meriton Love & War ii. iii. sig. E A solemn vow,..to..fight for him,..as breath hath interal passage, And then postreme, to kill who's e're you take.

a1687 W. Petty Papers (1927) II. 166 Moreover to prove that a child of that tyme, may suddenly slip away..we shall not alleage the many like cases recorded in authors, or fly to our owne observations long since or far postreme made.

C. adj.

Last, hindmost, posterior.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > last in order

latemostOE

nextOE

aftermostOE

latestOE

lastc1175

outmost1447

terminalc1475

extreme1477

hindmost1526

final1530

lag1552

uttermosta1555

darrein1555

utter1558

lattermost1566

afterward1584

dernier1602

ultime1626

ultimate1728

postreme1814

1814 T. Chalmers Evid. Christian Revelation in Wks. (1849) III. 77 It is of no consequence to the argument whether F. be the posterior or the postreme term to A.—the posterior term of a sequence, or the postreme term of a series.

1935 Biometrika 27 459 The only certain negative correlation is that between the parietal arc P₂ from bregma to sphenion, and the sphendoidal chord from krotaphion to the postreme point of the sphenoid as exposed on the base of the skull.

1967 G. A. Kimble Found. Conditioning & Learning xiv. 224 If the same stimulus-pattern happens to be present while two incompatible responses are made, it will be cued to the postreme response only.

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

单词	postreme
释义	postremen.adv.adj. Brit. /ˈpɒstriːm/, U.S. /ˈpɑˌstrim/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin postrēmus, postrēmum. Etymology: As noun < classical Latin postrēmus person who is last, postrēmum thing which is last, uses as noun of masculine and neuter respectively of postrēmus , adjective; as adjective < classical Latin postrēmus last (in space or time), superlative of posterus later, next (see postero- comb. form), formed on the model of suprēmus supreme adj. and n., superlative of superus. With use as adverb compare classical Latin postrēmō, postrēmum, adverbs, originally ablative and accusative respectively of the neuter of postrēmus. Compare Middle French postreme hindmost, last (1536; 1486 as noun in action de postremes invalidation of a father's will by posthumous birth of a child), Spanish postremo (c1200), Italian postremo (a1321), both adjectives in sense ‘hindmost, last’. †A. n. A person who or thing which is last. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [noun] > the placing of one thing after another > the last one latest1447 lagc1530 postreme1553 closer1961 1553 tr. S. Gardiner De Vera Obediencia sig. h ii. ^v Thei were councelled of some bodye, not to contend to be called supremes, as long as thei ar stil postremes [L. Ut ne contenderent primos dici, quoad consisterent in postremis]. 1863 tr. E. Swedenborg Angelic Wisdom concerning Divine Providence (1873) 266 Posteriors successively become means; and as this goes on to eternity, there is no postreme or ultimate that closes the whole. †B. adv. Lastly, afterwards. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adverb] > last or after all the others > lastly alastc1225 lasta1460 finally1526 lastly1594 postreme1658 1658 T. Meriton Love & War ii. iii. sig. E A solemn vow,..to..fight for him,..as breath hath interal passage, And then postreme, to kill who's e're you take. a1687 W. Petty Papers (1927) II. 166 Moreover to prove that a child of that tyme, may suddenly slip away..we shall not alleage the many like cases recorded in authors, or fly to our owne observations long since or far postreme made. C. adj. Last, hindmost, posterior. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > last in order latemostOE nextOE aftermostOE latestOE lastc1175 outmost1447 terminalc1475 extreme1477 hindmost1526 final1530 lag1552 uttermosta1555 darrein1555 utter1558 lattermost1566 afterward1584 dernier1602 ultime1626 ultimate1728 postreme1814 1814 T. Chalmers Evid. Christian Revelation in Wks. (1849) III. 77 It is of no consequence to the argument whether F. be the posterior or the postreme term to A.—the posterior term of a sequence, or the postreme term of a series. 1935 Biometrika 27 459 The only certain negative correlation is that between the parietal arc P₂ from bregma to sphenion, and the sphendoidal chord from krotaphion to the postreme point of the sphenoid as exposed on the base of the skull. 1967 G. A. Kimble Found. Conditioning & Learning xiv. 224 If the same stimulus-pattern happens to be present while two incompatible responses are made, it will be cued to the postreme response only. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.adj.1553
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