Pos*te"ri*or (pŏs*tē"rĭ*ẽr),
a. [L. posterior, compar. of posterus
coming after, from post after. See Post-.]
1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of
proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to
prior.
Hesiod was posterior to Homer.
Broome.
2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to
anterior.
3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal
extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for
dorsal.
4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of
inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower. Gray.