[post.hu.mous] adj [L posthumus, alter. of postumus late-born, posthumous, fr. superl. of posterus coming after--more at posterior] (1619) 1: born after the death of the father
2: published after the death of the author
3: following or occurring after death "~ fame" -- post.hu.mous.ly adv -- post.hu.mous.ness n