post·liminary \“+\adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from postliminium + -ary; in sense 2, from post- + liminary 1.orpost·li·min·i·ary\| ̷ ̷lə̇|minēˌerē\: of, relating to, or involving the right of postliminium 2.: done or carried on after something else or as a conclusion : subsequent — opposed to preliminary