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Synonyms
pos·ter·i·ty (pŏ-stĕŕĭ-tē)

[Middle English posterite, from Old French, from Latin posteritās, from posterus, coming after; see posterior.]

noun 

  1. Future generations: “Everything he writes is consigned to posterity” (Joyce Carol Oates)
  2. All of a person's descendants.