post-obit

American  

[pohst-oh-bit, -ob-it] / poʊstˈoʊ bɪt, -ˈɒb ɪt /

adjective

1. effective after a particular person's death.

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post-obit British  

/ -ˈɒbɪt, pəʊstˈəʊbɪt /

noun

1. Also called: post-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

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adjective

1. taking effect after death

Etymology

Origin of post-obit

First recorded in 1745–55, post-obit is from Latin post obitum “after death”

Example Sentences

I wonder how long an interval there was between the two; it would be a pretty calculation for a post-obit.

From The Perpetual Curate by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)

As soon as the post-obit and the insurance policy are in this office, Mr. Hine, your first quarter's income is paid into your bank.

From Running Water by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

Here misers may their bones inter In shrouds of neat post-obit paper; While, for their beirs, we've quicksilver, That, fast as heart can wish, will caper.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 528, January 7, 1832 by Various

I propose that you execute in my favor a post-obit on your uncle's life, giving me—well, we may have to wait a long time.

From Running Water by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

By bill or by bond, by living usury, or by post-obit liquidation, by all the means that private friends or public offices could supply, the sinews of war would have been forthcoming.

From Tancred Or, The New Crusade by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

Related Words

• posthumous