( v. )
Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of London; the late administration.
( v. )
Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now; lately deceased, departed, or gone out of office; as, the late bishop of London; the late administration.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012