SINCE 1828
posteriority
noun
pos·te·ri·or·i·ty
| \ (ˌ)pō-ˌstir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē
, (ˌ)pä-, -ˈär-\
, (ˌ)pä-, -ˈär-\
Definition of posteriority
: the quality or state of being later or subsequent
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