hys|ter|on prot|er|on

hys|ter|on prot|er|on «HIHS tuh ron PROT uh ron»,

1. the position or arrangement of things in the reverse of their natural or rational order.

2. a figure of speech in which the word, phrase, or clause that logically should come last is put first. Example: Let us die and rush into the midst of the fray.

3. inversion of the natural or logical order, as by placing the conclusion before the premises.

╂[< Greek h₄steron próteron the latter thing (put instead of) the former]