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Posterity

King James Dictionary

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POSTER'ITY, n. L. posteritas, from posterus, from post, after.

1. Descendants children, children's children, &c. indefinitely the race that proceeds from a progenitor. The whole human race are the posterity of Adam.
2. In a general sense, succeeding generations opposed to ancestors.

To the unhappy that unjustly bleed,

Heav'n gives posterity t' avenge the deed.

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Entry for 'Posterity'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​p/posterity.html.
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