one's latter end
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The close of one's life. So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. — Job xlii, 12.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “one's latter end” mean?
The close of one's life. So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. — Job xlii, 12.
Is “one's latter end” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.