Posthumous

Posthumous

Posthumous may refer to:
* Posthumous birth, a birth that occurs after the death of the child's parent
* Posthumous degree, an academic degree conferred after the death of the recipient
* Posthumous execution, ceremonial execution of someone already dead
* Posthumous marriage, a marriage after the death of one of the individuals involved in the marriage.
* Posthumous name, an honorary name given to a person who has died
* Posthumous promotion, a promotion given after death
* Posthumous recognition, an award given after death
* Posthumous sperm retrieval, extraction of a man's sperm after he has been pronounced brain dead
* Posthumous work, a book, song, movie, etc, released after the death of an author, singer, actor, director, etc.

People named Posthumous or Posthumus:
* Ladislaus the Posthumous, 15th century monarch in Bohemia, Hungary, and Austria
* Posthumus, a character in Shakespeare's play, "Cymbeline"
* Dick Posthumus, Michigan politician

Things named Posthumous:
* "The Posthumous Collection", an episode of the television series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"
* "Posthumous Diary", a book by Italian poet Eugenio Montale
* "Posthumous" (EP), an EP by The Banner
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group that produces cinematic music
* "Posthumus Zone", a song by E.S. Posthumus


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  • Posthumous — Post hu*mous (?; 277), a. [L. posthumus, postumus, properly, last; hence, late born (applied to children born after the father s death, or after he had made his will), superl. of posterus, posterior. See {Posterior}.] 1. Born after the death of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • posthumous — adjective after death, continuing after death, following death, occurring after death, post mortem associated concepts: posthumous child Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • posthumous — c.1600, born after the death of the originator (author or father), from L.L. posthumus, from L. postumus last, last born, superlative of posterus coming after, subsequent. Altered in L.L. by association with L. humare to bury, suggesting death;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • posthumous — meaning ‘occurring after death’, is pronounced pos tyuh mǝs, i.e. with the h silent …   Modern English usage

  • posthumous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator. DERIVATIVES posthumously adverb. ORIGIN Latin postumus last , later associated with humus ground …   English terms dictionary

  • posthumous — [päs′choo məs, päs′tyooməs] adj. [LL posthumus, for L postumus, after death, orig., last, superl. of posterus (see POSTERIOR): altered in LL by assoc. with humus, ground or humare, to bury (as if meaning “born after the father is buried”)] 1.… …   English World dictionary

  • Posthumous (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Posthumous (EP) Type = EP Artist = The Banner Released = June 15 2003 Recorded = ??? Genre = Hardcore punk Length = 16:11 Label = Blackout Records Producer = ??? Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… …   Wikipedia

  • posthumous — [[t]pɒ̱stʃʊməs[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Posthumous is used to describe something that happens after a person s death but relates to something they did before they died. His family and supporters have campaigned for many years for a posthumous pardon …   English dictionary

  • posthumous — adjective Etymology: Latin posthumus, alteration of postumus late born, posthumous, from superlative of posterus coming after more at posterior Date: 1619 1. born after the death of the father 2. published after the death of the author 3.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • posthumous — posthumously, adv. posthumousness, n. /pos cheuh meuhs, choo /, adj. 1. arising, occurring, or continuing after one s death: a posthumous award for bravery. 2. published after the death of the author: a posthumous novel. 3. born after the death… …   Universalium

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