adj.
Pronunciation: ' päs-ch ə -m ə s also -t ə -, -ty ə -, -th ə -; päst- ' hyü-m ə s, ' p ō st-, - ' yü-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin posthumus, alteration of postumus late-born, posthumous, from superlative of posterus coming after ― more at POSTERIOR
Date: 1619
1 : born after the death of the father
2 : published after the death of the author
3 : following or occurring after death < posthumous fame>
– post · hu · mous · ly adverb
– post · hu · mous · ness noun