penultimata
penultimata is the plural of penultimatum.
Meaning of penultimatum
Noun
penultimatum (plural penultimatums or penultimata)
- A statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, commonly expressed as an ultimatum in the hopes of compelling immediate compliance with demands, but that then is superseded by more negotiation instead of actual dire consequences.
- To what point of degradation ministers can yet sink, I cannot guess. Far be it from me to limit their genius for the bathos of diplomacy. It is said, however, in some of their papers, that they have sent final instructions. I fear they are like a set of strolling players: "The last night," —...1796 French Laurence in correspondence with Edmund Burke
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- Penultimata is the plural of penultimatum.
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