Lattermath

Origin

after (from Old English æfter "after, next, following in time", itself from Old English of "off" + the comparative suffix -ter) + math (dialectal, from Old English mæð "mowing", from the Proto-Germanic *mēþą)

Full definition of lattermath

Noun

1. (literally) The latter (i.e. second) mowing, a second crop of grass grown after the first was harvested
2. (figuratively) The later result or consequences; further developments

Synonyms

• aftermath

Related terms

• latterday
• latterly