1. the state or condition of being later in time or subsequent
Usage: formal
2. the state of being behind or following in position or order
Usage: formal

Examples

• The posteriority of the second event made it clear which came first.
• In legal matters, the posteriority of a claim can affect its validity.
• The document's posteriority to the treaty was established through carbon dating.
• Scholars debated the posteriority of certain biblical texts.
• The posteriority of his arrival meant he missed the opening ceremony.
• The judge considered the posteriority of the evidence in making her decision.