penultimatum
📖 Definitions
noun
A demand made before an ultimatum.
💬 Usage Examples
“Loeser made an ultimatum, which they both knew was at best a penultimatum or an antepenultimatum.” Ned Beauman; The Teleportation Accident; Sceptre; 2012. [If you are especially kind, consider giving a preantepenultimatum as well. -Ed.]