lattermath
English
noun
Definitions
- (literally) The latter (i.e. second) mowing, a second crop of grass grown after the first was harvested
- (figuratively) The later result or consequences; further developments
Etymology
Inherited from Old English lætra, mæð (mowing) inherited from Proto-Germanic *mēþą (a mowing).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*mēþą
Gloss
a mowing