Emily Dickinson Lexicon

future (-s), n. [OFr. and Fr. < L. futūrus, from esse, to be.]

1. Hereafter; later being; expected existence; time to come; [personification] newly evolving self.
2. End; fate; destiny; destination; terminus.
3. Upcoming season; cyclical state of being; [fig.] inheritance; residence; familiar dwelling place.