What does afterhand mean?
Afterhand means (Scots law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(Scots law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance..
an afterhand rent
To be sure, ye ken best, " said the writer; “ hut, after a', now, wad it no be better to lay by this hundred pound in Tam Turnpenny's, in case the young lady should want it afterhand, just for a sair foot?“
Deduction is knowledge beforehand ; induction is knowledge afterhand.
If necessary it would afterhand always be possible to integrate over larger time intervals.
The author forgets that the resurrection implied death as its antecedent, and that if believed in, it would have made death appear in an altogether different light, and that if it failed to do that, it would beforehand share the same fate as the death, that, viz., of being disregarded ; and afterhand would seem " too good news to be true."
Use afterhand when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Afterhand means (Scots law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include beforehand, forehand.
an afterhand rent
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