i was reading my history book, and it says "the late President's daughter, Caroline, almost age 6"
2007-07-16 07:35:44 · 14 answers · asked by zbam91 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
It means that person died.
2007-07-16 07:42:54 · answer #1 · answered by Aileen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means the person has recently died (generally within the past few years). Once the death is widely known, or the person would obviously be dead due to the amount of time that has passed (you wouldn't refer to the "late George Washington," for example) the word is usually dropped.
2007-07-16 07:43:38 · answer #2 · answered by Leon D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary, "late" means, "living comparatively recently: now deceased--used of persons (the late John Doe) and often with reference to a specific relationship or status (his late wife)."
2007-07-17 16:21:39 · answer #3 · answered by Ellie Evans-Thyme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That means that the person is dead. In that case, the former President is dead.
2007-07-16 07:44:35 · answer #4 · answered by Meg...Out of Hybernation 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means they are dead. it's just a more respectful way of saying "the president's dead daughter"
2007-07-16 07:43:54 · answer #5 · answered by cek 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The late person is dead.
2007-07-16 10:12:27 · answer #6 · answered by www.askaman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an abbreviation of "late lamented", meaning recently mourned.
2007-07-16 07:43:30 · answer #7 · answered by oldsalt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means the person is dead.
2007-07-16 10:10:14 · answer #8 · answered by rhymingron 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means the person has'nt turned up, "only his toes" lol
2007-07-16 12:22:09 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they dream about playing drums and guitar and being in a band all day...just a dream :D
2016-04-01 07:09:19 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋