postmittere

postmittere [ML < CL post+mittere] 1 to send afterwards. b (transf.) to add afterwards. Mellitum ‥ Gregorius Augustino ~misit auxiliarium Gosc. Transl. Aug. 20B.  b quia ad opus accedere non debeo sine prefatione ‥ ideo prohemium quoddam habile et utile premitto vel etiam ~mitto, in quo reddo auditorem docilem, facundum, attentum W. Drogheda SA pref.. 2 (p ppl. as sb. n.) that which is sent afterwards. promissum quasi premissum, si res comitetur, / si non, promissum quasi postmissum vocitetur W. Combe 196.