Found 2 items, similar to posterity.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: posterity posterity n 1: all of the offspring of a given progenitor; “we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity” [syn: descendants] 2: all future generations
English → English (gcide) Definition: Posterity Posterity \Pos*ter"i*ty\, n. [L. posteritas: cf. F. post['e]rit['e]. See Posterior.] 1. The race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the furthest generation; the aggregate number of persons who are descended from an ancestor of a generation; descendants; -- contrasted with ancestry; as, the posterity of Abraham. [1913 Webster] If [the crown] should not stand in thy posterity. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Succeeding generations; future times. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Their names shall be transmitted to posterity. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Their names shall be transmitted to posterity. --Smalridge. [1913 Webster]