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post-obit
[ pohst-oh-bit, -ob-it ]
adjective
- effective after a particular person's death.
post-obit
/ -ˈɒbɪt; pəʊstˈəʊbɪt /
noun
- Also calledpost-obit bond a bond given by a borrower, payable after the death of a specified person, esp one given to a moneylender by an expectant heir promising to repay when his interest falls into possession
adjective
- taking effect after death
Word History and Origins
Origin of post-obit1
Word History and Origins
Origin of post-obit1
Example Sentences
In the third, Belacqua sits on his own headstone — he is “post-obit,” Beckett says — and watches his grave being robbed.
Far from seeking revenge, the worst defaulter I ever had dealings with can not deny that I am always willing to accept a good post-obit.
It will do me good; let him settle it out of his blackguard post-obit,” snarled Sir Reginald, and ground his teeth.
What a thing that post-obit had turned out!
He had not expected a large sum of money—had certainly not expected the Hurst; and but for the words spoken by the dying man, he would not have expected anything at all, after having offended him in the matter of the money-lenders and the post-obit.
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