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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In law: The second son.
- noun One born after a particular event: as, one born in the United States after the Declaration of Independence (1776) is a postnatus; a postnatus in Scotland is one born in that country after the accession (1603) of James VI. to the English throne as James I. Compare
antenati . - Referring to a second son; referring to a person born after a particular event. See the noun.
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