last-named en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
From last + named.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) The last person or thing named, e.g. in the preceding text.
James Holden had been succeeded in 1907 by his son Stephen Dewar Holden and the latter in his turn in 1912 by A. J. Hill. The last-named introduced a revolutionary change in 1922 by rebuilding No. 1805 with a new high-pitched boiler [...].
1961 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Salute to the "Claude Hamiltons" & "Directors"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 115:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| last named | alternative | lexicographic |