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Of later rise or appearance in history, of later date; more modern. Now rarely said of persons.
Later, recent; = puisne, adj. 3. Obsolete.
Later, more recent; of subsequent date; secondary. Now only in legal use.
Esp. of a date: relatively late or recent. Cf. earlier low, adv. 4.