latter.
Near (or nearer) to the end.
Meaning & usage
Near (or nearer) to the end.
In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.
In his latter years my dad became very absent-minded.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English latter, lattere, lattre, from Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Equivalent to late + -er, thus a doublet of later; also, related to last, whose doublet is latest.
The second of aforementioned two items.
The archaic past participle shapen is only used in misshapen, ill-shapen, and well-shapen (the latter two are much less common, though).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English latter, lattere, lattre, from Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Equivalent to late + -er, thus a doublet of later; also, related to last, whose doublet is latest.
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