post obit
bɪt, -ˈɒb adjective
effective after a particular person's death.
Origin:
1745–55; < Latin post obitum after death
1745–55; < Latin post obitum after death
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| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: post-obit bond a bond given by a borrower, payable after the death of a specified person, esp one given to a moneylender by an expectant heir promising to repay when his interest falls into possession |
| —adj | |
| 2. | taking effect after death |
| [C18: from Latin post obitum after death] | |
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