of or belonging to the next to the last syllable in a word

plural of penultima

Alternative spelling of paenultima law

(UK, in US usually formal, literary or scholarly) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc. / (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a penult.

(obsolete, rare) The penultimate day of a month. / (linguistics, literature, uncommon) The penultimate syllable of a word or metrical line.

plural of penultimate

Next to the last in order.