n.
Pronunciation: p ō - ' stir- ē - ə r, pä-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin, comparative of posterus coming after, from post after ― more at POST-
Date: 1534
1 : later in time : SUBSEQUENT
2 : situated behind: as a : CAUDAL b of the human body or its parts : DORSAL
3 of a plant part : ADAXIAL , SUPERIOR
– pos · te · ri · or · ly adverb