Associations to the word «Posterity»

Wiktionary

POSTERITY, noun. All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.

Dictionary definition

POSTERITY, noun. All of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity".
POSTERITY, noun. All future generations.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.