dernier mot

Verb

 * 1) last word the final statement uttered by a person before death
 * 2) last word concluding remark; final advice, instructions, or observation
 * 3) last word a final offer or demand, as in an ultimatum
 * 4) * 1724 William Wynne: The Life of Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge of the High-Court of Admiralty
 * "fr"
 * 1) * 1724 William Wynne: The Life of Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge of the High-Court of Admiralty
 * "fr"

- . . . Thirdly, That they, the Dutch, 5 or 6 Weeks after they had received these Letters, (of 12th of July) call'd for an Ultimatum, so they termed the dernier mot, from us; and that we gave our Ultimatum to the Mediators first by Word of Mouth in August, then on the 5th of September, N. S. in writing.


 * 1) last word a final decision or remark, or the right to make one