being the second mentioned of two ( distinguished from former )

I prefer the latter offer to the former one.

more advanced in time; later

in these latter days of human progress.

near or comparatively near to the end

the latter part of the century.

Obsolete . last; final.

adjective

earliest , former , preceding

adjective

closing , eventual , final , following , hindmost , lag , last , last-mentioned , later , modern , rearmost , recent , second , [[terminalnotes:last is the lowest in an ordering or series while latter means referring to the second of two things or persons mentionedlatter means referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned; former means referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned]] , terminal , ultimate , foregoing , preceding , previous , concluding , latest , subsequent , succeeding