Main Entry: ¹pos·te·ri·or

Pronunciation: \pō-ˈstir-ē-ər, 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