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noun the second of two or the second mentioned of two
adjective referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
originFrom Middle English latter, lattere, lattre, from Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Equivalent to late + -er, thus a doublet of later; also, related to last, whose doublet is latest.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0