afterdeal

noun

Etymology

From Middle English afterdele. Equivalent to after- + deal.

  1. inherited from afterdele

Definitions

  1. Disadvantage.

    • And thus the battaile was great, and oftentimes that one partie was at a foredele and anon at an afterdele, which endured long.
    • Johnson & Company's account was now at an afterdeal, and Richard simply did not know where to find the money to pay their debts.

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