aftercoming
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English aftercomyng, aftircomyng, equivalent to after- + coming.
Noun
[edit]aftercoming (plural aftercomings)
Synonyms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle English after comyng, afthercomende, equivalent to after- + coming.
Adjective
[edit]aftercoming (not comparable)
- Succeeding, following.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
- They establish (saith he) by the reason of their judgement, that whatsoever is reported of hell, or of after-comming paines, is but a fiction […].
- 1718, John H Thompson, A Cloud of Witnesses:
- I set them down here, that their names may be a stink and ill-savour to aftercoming generations, as apostate from the way of God […].
- (obstetrics) Specifically, of a baby's head: following the rest of the body out of the womb, rather than (as is usual) preceding it.
- 2003, Pitkin, Peattie & Macgowan, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, page 41:
- The most important aspect of an assisted vaginal breech delivery is careful delivery of the aftercoming head.