What does hindmost mean?

Definitions for hindmost
ˈhaɪndˌmoʊsthind·most

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. backmost, hindermost, hindmost, rearmostadjective

    located farthest to the rear

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Hindmostadjective

    The last; the lag; that which comes in the rear.

    Etymology: hind and most.

    ’Tis not his wont to be the hindmost man,
    Whate’er occasion keeps him from us now. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

    He met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind. Deutr. xxv. 18.

    Let him retire, betwixt two ages cast,
    The first of this, and hindmost of the last,
    A losing gamester. John Dryden, Aurengz. Prologue.

    The race by vigour, not by vaunts is won;
    So take the hindmost, hell —— he said, and run. Alexander Pope.

Wikipedia

  1. hindmost

    Pierson's Puppeteers, often known just as Puppeteers, are a fictional alien race from American author Larry Niven's Known Space books. The race first appeared in Niven’s novella Neutron Star.

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  1. hindmost

    Hindmost refers to something that is situated at the farthest point back, the furthest to the rear, or last in order or position.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hindmostadjective

    furthest in or toward the rear; last

  2. Etymology: [The superlative of hind. See Hind, a.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hindmost in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hindmost in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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