Etymology

aftercomer

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Today it means: One coming after; a successor; (in the plural) posterity. Full definition →

Middle English [Term?]
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  1. Middle English · inherited from[Term?]
  2. English todayaftercomer

From Middle English [Term?], equivalent to after- + comer. Cognate with Scots eftercumar (“successor”).

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