English noun: posterity | |||
| 1. | posterity (group) all of the offspring of a given progenitor | ||
| Samples | We must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity. | ||
| Synonyms | descendants | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | biological group | ||
| 2. | posterity (group) all future generations | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | generation | ||