post obitum

English

Etymology

From Latin post obitum.

Adverb

post obitum (not comparable)

1. After death.
   • 1920, American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record, page 62:

     Because of his excellent scholarship and general high standing in the college, the faculty recommended that he be given, post obitum, the degree for which he matriculated, namely, pharmaceutical chemist.

   • 1973 March 21, Bill Christine, “Playing Games”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, volume 46, number 200, page 27:

     Post obitum, Clemente is capable of causing a furor.

   • 1997 December 11, Tom Baxter, “Digging dirt leaves Clinton opponents stuck in hole”, in The Atlanta Constitution, volume 130, number 128, page A15:

     But Brown, like Lawrence, remains, post obitum, a very interesting character.

Adjective

post obitum (not comparable)

1. After death.
   • 1934 June 18, “You Will Want To Read These Features Today”, in The Paterson Morning Call, volume CIV, number 145, page twenty-four:

     Victims of Dartmouth tragedy to receive post obitum degrees.

   • 1955 June 6, “OSC Grads Get Diplomas Today At Sunny Rites”, in The Corvallis Gazette-Times, volume 48, number 30, Corvallis, Ore., page 1:

     One of the doctor’s degrees was a post obitum award.

   • 1985 January 6, Lawrence Devine, “The King’s legend will never die”, in The Clarion-Ledger; Jackson Daily News, volume 32, number 4, Jackson, Miss., page 1C:

     The King may be gone, but not forgotten, selling boxed six-record album sets, doing the Jailhouse Rock on the morning movie, appearing on HBO and Showtime specials, his glandular post obitum voice everywhere on the AM band, itching like a man on a fuzzy tree.