post-obit
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Far from seeking revenge, the worst defaulter I ever had dealings with can not deny that I am always willing to accept a good post-obit.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various
I propose that you execute in my favor a post-obit on your uncle's life, giving me—well, we may have to wait a long time.
From Running Water by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
It had never occurred to him that, by redeeming the post-obit bonds, Mountjoy would become capable of owning and enjoying any property that might be left to him.
From Mr. Scarborough's Family by Anthony Trollope
What a thing that post-obit had turned out!
From Checkmate by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
By bill or by bond, by living usury, or by post-obit liquidation, by all the means that private friends or public offices could supply, the sinews of war would have been forthcoming.
From Tancred Or, The New Crusade by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
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