latter

Definition

Relating to or being the second of two items.

Etymology

From Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Doublet of later; also, cognate with last, whose doublet is latest.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "the difference between reason and revelation, and in what sense the latter is superior"

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