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post-obit

post-obit noun: a bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some specified individual from whom he has expectations.

Noun

post-obit (plural post-obits)

  1. A bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some specified individual from whom he has expectations.
    • They were following pretty rapidly, upon the same terms, post obits, payable upon the death of Mrs. Wharton1827, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery
    • […] he had raised money on post-obits, and encumbered the family estate […]1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC

Forms of post-obit

pluralpost-obits

Origin of post-obit

From post- + obit.

Questions about post-obit

What does post-obit mean?
Post-obit means a bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some specified individual from whom he has expectations.
What part of speech is post-obit?
Post-obit is a noun.
What is the plural of post-obit?
The plural of post-obit is post-obits.

Words near post-obit in the dictionary

  1. post-noun
  2. post-nouns
  3. post-nup
  4. post-nups
  5. post-nut clarity
  6. post-obit
  7. post-obits
  8. post-object art
  9. post-office
  10. post-office box
  11. post-office boxes

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