rearmost en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English rear Proto-Germanic *-umô Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-Germanic *-umistaz Old English -mest Middle English -mest ▲ Middle English [Term?]influ. Middle English -most English -most English rearmost From rear + -most.
Meanings
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Furthest to the rear.
As I tramped along, the rearmost of the four, I could not help smiling at the appearance of my three companions in front.
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:The rearmost member of the strike team walked backward to guard them from a surprise attack from behind.