penultimate

Next to last.

Of or relating to the penult of a word.

The next to the last.

In whist and bridge, the lowest but one of a suit.

Immediately preceding that member of a series which is the last; next before the last; being the last but one: as, the penultimate syllable; the penultimate joint. Compare antepenultimate.

That member of a series which is the last but one; specifically, the last syllable but one of a word.

Last but one.

The penult.

Coming next-to-last in a sequence.

Of or pertaining to a penult.