afterdeal

English

Alternative forms

• afterdele (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English afterdele. Equivalent to after- +‎ deal.

Noun

afterdeal (plural not attested)

1. Disadvantage.
   • 1889, Sir Thomas Mallory, La morte d'Arthure: The history of King Arthur and of the Knights:

     And thus the battaile was great, and oftentimes that one partie was at a foredele and anon at an afterdele, which endured long.

   • 1955, Barbara Winchester, Tudor family portrait:

     Johnson & Company's account was now at an afterdeal, and Richard simply did not know where to find the money to pay their debts.

Antonyms

• foredeal (also foredele)