last meal
noun
A meal customarily offered in certain countries to a prisoner who is sentenced to death on the day or day before he or she is about to be executed; also in extended (frequently humorous ) use.
- In some jurisdictions, especially in the United States, it is customary that the prisoner may request any type of food within reason..
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Alban Butler (1709–1773), Roman Catholic priest and hagiographer.