Hypertext Webster Gateway: "posthumous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Posthumous \Post"hu*mous\ (?; 277), a. [L. posthumus, postumus,
properly, last; hence, late born (applied to children born
after the father's death, or after he had made his will),
superl. of posterus, posterior. See {Posterior}.]
1. Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead
body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter.
2. Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous
works; a posthumous edition.
3. Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous
reputation. --Addison. --Sir T. Browne.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
posthumous
adj : occurring after a person's death; (in the case of a child)
born after the father's death; "a posthumous award"; "a
posthumous book"; "a posthumous child"
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