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post-obit

noun

Etymology

From post- + obit.

  1. derived from obitus
  2. prefixed as post-obit — “post + obit”

Definitions

  1. A bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having received a certain sum of money,…

    A bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some specified individual from whom he has expectations.

    • They were following pretty rapidly, upon the same terms, post obits, payable upon the death of Mrs. Wharton
    • […] he had raised money on post-obits, and encumbered the family estate […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA