"afterhand" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: after + hand Etymology templates: {{com|en|after|hand}} after + hand Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} afterhand (not comparable)
  1. (Scots law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance. Tags: archaic, not-comparable Categories (topical): Scots law
    Sense id: en-afterhand-en-adj-ckUeXIZV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44

Adverb

Etymology: after + hand Etymology templates: {{com|en|after|hand}} after + hand Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} afterhand (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Afterwards; subsequently. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-afterhand-en-adv-oc-8-Uew

Download JSON data for afterhand meaning in English (3.0kB)

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