Definition of posthumous in English:

posthumous

adjective ˈpɒstjʊməsˈpɑstʃəməs

1Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator.
he was awarded a posthumous Military Cross
a posthumous collection of his articles
Example sentencesExamples
- The fact is Margaret never pretends to coherence despite her desire for posthumous fame.
- Her renown grew steadily after that, a large, posthumous retrospective of her work appearing at the Modern in 1972.
- Maybe it's the proper term for being awarded a posthumous honorary doctorate.
- In 1632, two of Shakespeare's fellow actors published the First Folio, a posthumous collection of his works.
- For others, however, the reasons for the posthumous fame are more complex.
- But a campaign to have the men granted posthumous pardons has taken a dramatic turn.
- She was a genius and deserves a posthumous award of some kind.
- Two Bills are now dealing with matters of posthumous citizenship are before the U.S. House of Representatives.
- No more so, surely, than his concern for the posthumous publication of his works.
- From soon after his death posthumous miracles had begun to be attributed to him, and he was officially canonised by Pope John XXII in 1320.
- He did award posthumous medals of honor to the families of several soldiers on 22 April 1971 and on several other occasions.
- Both women achieved posthumous fame, but the facts of their deaths are vile.
- ‘I feel that a posthumous award of some kind would be most appropriate, although I am not sure that one exists,’ he said.
- Bolingbroke's many posthumous publications excited intense controversy in the decade which immediately followed his death.
- The divemaster was granted a posthumous award.
- Posthumous publications are ignored unless they constitute the first or a variant appearance of a poem.
- Instead they died in the line of duty and subsequently received posthumous citizenship amidst much fanfare and flag-waving.
- As he does so, however, he becomes concerned for his posthumous reputation.
- He was also honoured with a posthumous award for bravery.
1. 1.1 (of a child) born after the death of its father.
  Newton was the posthumous son of an illiterate yeoman
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was of Border descent, but was born in or near London, the posthumous son of a clergyman.
  I, being a posthumous child myself, took a more lenient view.
  He was the posthumous son of Geoffrey Plantagenet, fourth son of Henry II, by Constance, heiress of the Dukes of Brittany.
  As the posthumous only son of Geoffrey and Constance of Brittany, Arthur was duke of Brittany from the moment of his birth.
  Parliamentarians were concerned about inheritance rights in instances where a dead man's estate or property is dispersed before a posthumous child is born.
  She bought a house and Elric was born, and passed off as a posthumous child.
  Matters are complicated by the wife of his brother, who has given birth to Bobby's posthumous son, and added into the equation is their welfare.
  One was Alexander IV, his posthumous son with a wife named Roxana.
  Born in London the posthumous son of a clergyman and trained by his stepfather as a bricklayer, Jonson became a mercenary, then an actor and leading playwright.
  At the very least the man who earned the posthumous soubriquet Father of the Nation should have known.
  She was born in 1888, a posthumous child, her father dying young.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin postumus 'last' (superlative from post 'after'), in late Latin spelled posth- by association with humus 'ground'.

In English posthumous means ‘happening after a person's death’. Latin postumus, on which it is based, meant ‘last’. A baby born posthumously (the most common use of the word), after the death of its father, would be the father's last child. The h was added to the spelling of the English word because of the influence of humus ‘ground, earth’, or humare ‘to bury’, both words that relate to the idea of death. The French near relative of postumus was puisne, formed from puis ‘afterwards’ and né ‘born’. This originally meant a younger person, and is the source of our puny (mid 16th century).

Definition of posthumous in US English:

posthumous

adjectiveˈpäsCHəməsˈpɑstʃəməs

1Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator.
he was awarded a posthumous Military Cross
a posthumous collection of his articles
Example sentencesExamples
- She was a genius and deserves a posthumous award of some kind.
- Bolingbroke's many posthumous publications excited intense controversy in the decade which immediately followed his death.
- For others, however, the reasons for the posthumous fame are more complex.
- From soon after his death posthumous miracles had begun to be attributed to him, and he was officially canonised by Pope John XXII in 1320.
- ‘I feel that a posthumous award of some kind would be most appropriate, although I am not sure that one exists,’ he said.
- Maybe it's the proper term for being awarded a posthumous honorary doctorate.
- The divemaster was granted a posthumous award.
- Both women achieved posthumous fame, but the facts of their deaths are vile.
- He did award posthumous medals of honor to the families of several soldiers on 22 April 1971 and on several other occasions.
- But a campaign to have the men granted posthumous pardons has taken a dramatic turn.
- Her renown grew steadily after that, a large, posthumous retrospective of her work appearing at the Modern in 1972.
- Posthumous publications are ignored unless they constitute the first or a variant appearance of a poem.
- He was also honoured with a posthumous award for bravery.
- The fact is Margaret never pretends to coherence despite her desire for posthumous fame.
- Instead they died in the line of duty and subsequently received posthumous citizenship amidst much fanfare and flag-waving.
- As he does so, however, he becomes concerned for his posthumous reputation.
- Two Bills are now dealing with matters of posthumous citizenship are before the U.S. House of Representatives.
- In 1632, two of Shakespeare's fellow actors published the First Folio, a posthumous collection of his works.
- No more so, surely, than his concern for the posthumous publication of his works.
1. 1.1 (of a child) born after the death of its father.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Matters are complicated by the wife of his brother, who has given birth to Bobby's posthumous son, and added into the equation is their welfare.
  Born in London the posthumous son of a clergyman and trained by his stepfather as a bricklayer, Jonson became a mercenary, then an actor and leading playwright.
  He was of Border descent, but was born in or near London, the posthumous son of a clergyman.
  He was the posthumous son of Geoffrey Plantagenet, fourth son of Henry II, by Constance, heiress of the Dukes of Brittany.
  She was born in 1888, a posthumous child, her father dying young.
  One was Alexander IV, his posthumous son with a wife named Roxana.
  She bought a house and Elric was born, and passed off as a posthumous child.
  At the very least the man who earned the posthumous soubriquet Father of the Nation should have known.
  I, being a posthumous child myself, took a more lenient view.
  As the posthumous only son of Geoffrey and Constance of Brittany, Arthur was duke of Brittany from the moment of his birth.
  Parliamentarians were concerned about inheritance rights in instances where a dead man's estate or property is dispersed before a posthumous child is born.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin postumus ‘last’ (superlative from post ‘after’), in late Latin spelled posth- by association with humus ‘ground’.

单词	posthumous
释义	Definition of posthumous in English: posthumous adjective ˈpɒstjʊməsˈpɑstʃəməs 1Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator. he was awarded a posthumous Military Cross a posthumous collection of his articles Example sentencesExamples The fact is Margaret never pretends to coherence despite her desire for posthumous fame. Her renown grew steadily after that, a large, posthumous retrospective of her work appearing at the Modern in 1972. Maybe it's the proper term for being awarded a posthumous honorary doctorate. In 1632, two of Shakespeare's fellow actors published the First Folio, a posthumous collection of his works. For others, however, the reasons for the posthumous fame are more complex. But a campaign to have the men granted posthumous pardons has taken a dramatic turn. She was a genius and deserves a posthumous award of some kind. Two Bills are now dealing with matters of posthumous citizenship are before the U.S. House of Representatives. No more so, surely, than his concern for the posthumous publication of his works. From soon after his death posthumous miracles had begun to be attributed to him, and he was officially canonised by Pope John XXII in 1320. He did award posthumous medals of honor to the families of several soldiers on 22 April 1971 and on several other occasions. Both women achieved posthumous fame, but the facts of their deaths are vile. ‘I feel that a posthumous award of some kind would be most appropriate, although I am not sure that one exists,’ he said. Bolingbroke's many posthumous publications excited intense controversy in the decade which immediately followed his death. The divemaster was granted a posthumous award. Posthumous publications are ignored unless they constitute the first or a variant appearance of a poem. Instead they died in the line of duty and subsequently received posthumous citizenship amidst much fanfare and flag-waving. As he does so, however, he becomes concerned for his posthumous reputation. He was also honoured with a posthumous award for bravery. 1.1 (of a child) born after the death of its father. Newton was the posthumous son of an illiterate yeoman Example sentencesExamples He was of Border descent, but was born in or near London, the posthumous son of a clergyman. I, being a posthumous child myself, took a more lenient view. He was the posthumous son of Geoffrey Plantagenet, fourth son of Henry II, by Constance, heiress of the Dukes of Brittany. As the posthumous only son of Geoffrey and Constance of Brittany, Arthur was duke of Brittany from the moment of his birth. Parliamentarians were concerned about inheritance rights in instances where a dead man's estate or property is dispersed before a posthumous child is born. She bought a house and Elric was born, and passed off as a posthumous child. Matters are complicated by the wife of his brother, who has given birth to Bobby's posthumous son, and added into the equation is their welfare. One was Alexander IV, his posthumous son with a wife named Roxana. Born in London the posthumous son of a clergyman and trained by his stepfather as a bricklayer, Jonson became a mercenary, then an actor and leading playwright. At the very least the man who earned the posthumous soubriquet Father of the Nation should have known. She was born in 1888, a posthumous child, her father dying young. Origin Early 17th century: from Latin postumus 'last' (superlative from post 'after'), in late Latin spelled posth- by association with humus 'ground'. In English posthumous means ‘happening after a person's death’. Latin postumus, on which it is based, meant ‘last’. A baby born posthumously (the most common use of the word), after the death of its father, would be the father's last child. The h was added to the spelling of the English word because of the influence of humus ‘ground, earth’, or humare ‘to bury’, both words that relate to the idea of death. The French near relative of postumus was puisne, formed from puis ‘afterwards’ and né ‘born’. This originally meant a younger person, and is the source of our puny (mid 16th century). Definition of posthumous in US English: posthumous adjectiveˈpäsCHəməsˈpɑstʃəməs 1Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator. he was awarded a posthumous Military Cross a posthumous collection of his articles Example sentencesExamples She was a genius and deserves a posthumous award of some kind. Bolingbroke's many posthumous publications excited intense controversy in the decade which immediately followed his death. For others, however, the reasons for the posthumous fame are more complex. From soon after his death posthumous miracles had begun to be attributed to him, and he was officially canonised by Pope John XXII in 1320. ‘I feel that a posthumous award of some kind would be most appropriate, although I am not sure that one exists,’ he said. Maybe it's the proper term for being awarded a posthumous honorary doctorate. The divemaster was granted a posthumous award. Both women achieved posthumous fame, but the facts of their deaths are vile. He did award posthumous medals of honor to the families of several soldiers on 22 April 1971 and on several other occasions. But a campaign to have the men granted posthumous pardons has taken a dramatic turn. Her renown grew steadily after that, a large, posthumous retrospective of her work appearing at the Modern in 1972. Posthumous publications are ignored unless they constitute the first or a variant appearance of a poem. He was also honoured with a posthumous award for bravery. The fact is Margaret never pretends to coherence despite her desire for posthumous fame. Instead they died in the line of duty and subsequently received posthumous citizenship amidst much fanfare and flag-waving. As he does so, however, he becomes concerned for his posthumous reputation. Two Bills are now dealing with matters of posthumous citizenship are before the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1632, two of Shakespeare's fellow actors published the First Folio, a posthumous collection of his works. No more so, surely, than his concern for the posthumous publication of his works. 1.1 (of a child) born after the death of its father. Example sentencesExamples Matters are complicated by the wife of his brother, who has given birth to Bobby's posthumous son, and added into the equation is their welfare. Born in London the posthumous son of a clergyman and trained by his stepfather as a bricklayer, Jonson became a mercenary, then an actor and leading playwright. He was of Border descent, but was born in or near London, the posthumous son of a clergyman. He was the posthumous son of Geoffrey Plantagenet, fourth son of Henry II, by Constance, heiress of the Dukes of Brittany. She was born in 1888, a posthumous child, her father dying young. One was Alexander IV, his posthumous son with a wife named Roxana. She bought a house and Elric was born, and passed off as a posthumous child. At the very least the man who earned the posthumous soubriquet Father of the Nation should have known. I, being a posthumous child myself, took a more lenient view. As the posthumous only son of Geoffrey and Constance of Brittany, Arthur was duke of Brittany from the moment of his birth. Parliamentarians were concerned about inheritance rights in instances where a dead man's estate or property is dispersed before a posthumous child is born. Origin Early 17th century: from Latin postumus ‘last’ (superlative from post ‘after’), in late Latin spelled posth- by association with humus ‘ground’.
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