latter

UK /ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/ US /ˈlæt.ɚ/
adj 3

Definitions

adj

1

Relating to or being the second of two items.

The archaic past participle shapen is only used in misshapen, ill-shapen, and well-shapen (the latter two are much less common, though).

On sale next to dried fish and chicken feet were rats and bats (the latter's wings in a pile like leather scraps, also for sale), plus cut-up pigs and monkeys, their faces intact.

2

Near (or nearer) to the end.

the latter part of the century

3

In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.

In his latter years my dad became very absent-minded.

Hath not navigation discovered in these latter ages, whole nations at the bay of Soldania […]?

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