last-named

Most recently cited

Last-named refers to the person or thing mentioned most recently in a list or sequence: The committee interviewed three candidates; the last-named was offered the position.

It's a formal way to refer back without repeating a name, common in legal and academic writing.

Compare first-named and above-named.

identification

surname

Hereditary family identifier

cited · designated · specified · identified · referenced · indicated · stated · titular · latter · concluding

genealogy

descendant

Person from earlier generations

sibling · born · baptized · christened · lineage · pedigree · family · succession · inheritance · patronymic

legal

beneficiary

Designated asset receiver

respondent · claimant · party · executor · trustee · legatee · witness · signatory · petitioner · appellant

Opposites
order of mention

last-namedformer

Previously holding a position

aforementioned · forenamed · first · foregoing · above-named

Family

last, named, name, names, naming, nameless, namely, namesake, lasting

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G