posthumous

/pˈə‍ʊsthjuːməs/

/ˈpɑstʃʊməs/

posthumous

referring to the happening of something in regard to one after one's demise

Examples

1. And nowhere has Lincoln's posthumous influence been greater than on the presidency itself.

2. His gigantic posthumous reputation is based on three novels:

3. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam granted posthumous pardons today to seven Black men executed in 1951 for the rape of a white woman.

4. Sadly it was posthumous as McVeigh had taken his own life in 1968.