afterling adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •(Scotland, rare) Coming after; later; subsequent; of later date; late in order of time or succession."That Heresie, whose afterling entry falling out in the dreg of all tymes doth render it suspect." — 1890 noun1 •(rare) One who comes after or later; an aftercomer; one who is late.Lange terms him "an afterling of the speculative Romanticism," and it seems clear that he is connected with the Hegelian Right and even with Schelling. — 1877 formsafterlings · more afterling · most afterling