different between heritors vs posterity

heritors

English

Noun

heritors

  1. plural of heritor

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posterity

English

Etymology

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

Displaced Old English words such as æftergengnes, æfterweardnes, and cn?ores.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /p??st???ti/
  • Rhymes: -?ti
  • Rhymes: -???ti

Noun

posterity (usually uncountable, plural posterities)

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

Related terms

  • See post-

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