postea
English
Etymology
Latin, after these or those (things), afterward.
Noun
postea (plural posteas)
- (law) The return of the judge before whom a cause was tried, after a verdict, of what was done in the cause, which is endorsed on the nisi prius record.
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Latin
Etymology
From post (“after”) + ea (“these things”).
Adverb
posteā (not comparable)
Descendants
- Italian: poscia