afterday

noun

af·​ter·​day

ˈaf-tər-ˌdā

: a later day or period

in this afterday these encounters and developments … appear to have made astonishingly little impression

—A. B. Guthrie

—often used in plural

he was known for his good works in his afterdays

Word History

Etymology

after- + day entry 1

First Known Use

1557, in the meaning defined above

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