Where does afterdeal come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

afterdeal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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"And thus the battaile was great, and oftentimes that one partie was at a foredele and anon at an afterdele, which endured long."
"Johnson & Company's account was now at an afterdeal, and Richard simply did not know where to find the money to pay their debts."

From Middle English afterdele. Equivalent to after- + deal.

afterdele (alternative, obsolete)

foredeal

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