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Posterity
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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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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Posterity'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/p/posterity.html.
Entry for 'Posterity'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/p/posterity.html.
