Posterity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɒˈstɛɹɪti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Posterity is a noun meaning All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.
Meaning
All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.
More Meanings
- (transferred sense, almost always preceded by for) Future audiences, future times, future recognition.
Example Sentences
That woman foretold and inflicted a singular disease on Sigvard and his posterity till the ninth generation, and several of his descendants are to this day afflicted with it.
The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, so that the actual structure which had come down to posterity retained the secret magic of a promise rather than the overpowering splendour of a great architectural achievement.
Word Forms
- posterities
Synonyms for posterity
Depending on context, synonyms include descendants.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include descendants, offspring, prosperity, legacy, history, future.
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