ultimo

American  

[uhl-tuh-moh] / ˈʌl təˌmoʊ /

adverb

1. in or of the month preceding the current one: ult., ulto.

   on the 12th ultimo.

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ultimo British  

/ ˈʌltɪˌməʊ /

adverb

1.  ult..  in or during the previous month Compare instant proximo

   a letter of the 7th ultimo

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Etymology

Origin of ultimo

1575–85; < Latin ultimō ( mēnse or diē ) in the last (month) or on the last (day)

Example Sentences

Knowing those risks, she made the decision that this baby would be "el ultimo," the last one.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2011

Maybe it’s just “Mormon”-mania but I do think we’ve had a longer stretch between noms and awards this year, and I’m ready for the finale ultimo.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2011

He took her and carried her into Newport, which he entered on the 24th ultimo, with five hundred English prisoners.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) by Various

My Esteemed Friend:—I have the pleasure to answer your favor of the 5th ultimo, by which I perceive that my letter of the 9th of April last, came to hand.

From Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California by Mayer, Brantz

General J. Longstreet: My dear General,—Upon my return from Richmond, where I have been for a week on business connected with Washington College, I found your letter of the 26th ultimo.

From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James