Emily Dickinson Lexicon

final (-lest), adj. [Fr. pertaining to the end.] (webplay: finish, last).

1. Last; ultimate; culminating; latest in a series.
2. Terminal; concluding; beyond recovery; [fig.] dying; pertaining to the end of life.
3. Ending; diminishing; [fig.] fading; pertaining to last light of day.
4. Least; [fig.] mortal; subject to death.