penultimate penultimate /pɛˈnʌltəmət/

adjective

1. Second last  ( next-to-last , penultimate )
   second last
    The author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter
   the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter
    The figures in the next-to-last column
   the figures in the next-to-last column
   

noun

1. The next to last syllable in a word  ( penult , penultima , penultimate )
   the next to last syllable in a word