Definitions
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- noun One who comes
after orlater ; anaftercomer ; one who islate . - adjective dialectal, Scotland Coming after;
later ;subsequent ; of later date; late in order of time orsuccession .
Etymologies
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From after + -ling. Cognate with Scots afterling, efterling ("afterling", a).
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she commented on the word afterling
An inferior.
July 11, 2008
nhbaritone commented on the word afterling
"An inferior" is already covered in the word "underling."
An "afterling" should instead refer to someone in a subsequent generation, i.e., the opposite of an ancestor.
August 21, 2009