posterity

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Etymology [edit]

Late 14th century, from Middle French posterité, from Latin posteritas, from posterus (following, coming after), from post (after) (English post-).[1]

Displaced Old English words such as æftercneoreso, frumcynn.

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posterity (uncountable)

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

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  1. ^ posterity” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).