Posteriority
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
rights. Being or coming after. It is a word of comparison, the correlative of which is priority: as, when a man holds lands from two landlords, he holds from his ancient landlord by priority, and from the other by posteriority.
2 Inst. 392.
These terms, priority and posteriority, are also used in cases of liens; the first are prtor liens, and are to be paid in the first place; the last are posterior liens, and are not entitled to payment until the former have been satisfied.