English

Noun

postea ‎(plural posteas)

1. (law) The return of the judge before whom a cause was tried, after a verdict, of what was done in the cause, which is endorsed on the nisi prius record.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Wharton to this entry?)

"...and upon coming in of the Postea there was a rule to shew cause why that nonsuit should not be set aside and a new trial granted." Arnold v Mundy, 1821 N.J. Lexis 2.

Latin

Etymology

From post + ea ‎(“these things”).

Adverb

posteā ‎(not comparable)

1. afterwards, hereafter, thereafter
2. next, then

See also

• posthāc

Antonyms

• (afterwards): anteā

Descendants

• Italian: poscia
• Old French: pieça
  • French: piéça

References

• postea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• postea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• POSTEA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “postea”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Spanish

Verb

postea

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of postear.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of postear.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of postear.