last word

nouns

the final statement in a verbal argument
"she always gets the last word"
is a type of (narrower)
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
"it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
an authoritative statement
"my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take"
is a type of (narrower)
an authoritative written work
"this book is the final authority on the life of Milton"
elegance by virtue of being fashionable