posterityn.

Brit.

/pɒˈstɛrᵻti/, U.S.

/pɑˈstɛrədi/

Forms: late Middle English posteryte, late Middle English–1500s posterite, late Middle English–1500s posteritee, late Middle English– posterity, 1500s posterytie, 1500s posterytye, 1500s–1600s posteritie, 1600s posteritye; Scottish pre-1700 posteraty, pre-1700 posterietie, pre-1700 posterite, pre-1700 posteritie, pre-1700 posteryte, pre-1700 postheryte, pre-1700 1700s– posterity.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French postérité; Latin posteritāt-, posteritās.

Etymology: < Middle French postérité (French postérité ) all future generations of people collectively (1314 in Old French in an apparently isolated attestation, subsequently from 1549), descendants (of a given person) collectively (1359) and its etymon classical Latin posteritāt-, posteritās descendants, future generations, future ages, the future, in post-classical Latin also fact or condition of coming after (from 13th cent. in British sources) ( < posterus later, next (see postero- comb. form) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix)). Compare Catalan posteritat (1467 in sense 1), Spanish posteridad (second half of the 13th cent. or earlier as †posteridat in sense 1, second half of the 15th cent. or earlier in sense 2a), Italian posterità (first half of the 14th cent. in sense 2a, 1363 in sense 1).With sense 3 compare Anglo-Norman pusterité (end of the 13th cent. or earlier in legal use), and also slightly earlier priority n. 3a, posteriority n. 1.

1. The descendants collectively of any person (or, in extended use, any living thing); all who are descended from a common ancestor. Also figurative. Now archaic.†Formerly also occasionally in plural.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > descendant > [noun] > collectively

bairn-teamc885

kinc950

seedOE

teamOE

offspringOE

kindOE

childrenc1175

lineage1303

generationa1325

issuea1325

successiona1340

kindredc1350

progenya1382

posterityc1410

sequelc1440

ligneea1450

posterior1509

genealogy1513

propagation1536

racea1547

postery1548

after-spring1583

bowela1593

afterworld1594

loin1608

descendance1617

succession1618

proles1640

descent1667

ramage1936

c1410 tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 115 Þe monk asked of þe posterite of Edward and of þe successours of reignynge.

c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 750 Crist moght noght be borne of hire posteritee.

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) ii. 2376 (MED) The childre off Seth..For to profite to ther posterite, Fond first the crafft off heuenli mociouns.

a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 89 Here was ende of þat empire þat longid to þe posterité of Charles.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job v. 25 Thy posterite shalbe as the grasse vpon the earth.

1584 in Of Good & Perfect Remembrance: Bolton Wills & Inventories (1987) 146 Which I desire them for gode sake may continewe to my posteritie.

1676 W. Allen Serious & Friendly Addr. Non-conformists 188 The hazard we run of exposing our posterities to lose the substance by our contending for circumstance.

1697 H. Prideaux True Nature Imposture in Life Mahomet 111 The Mustalachites were the Posterity of the Chozaites.

a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) i. 118 The Kingdom of Argos became divided among the posterity of Temenus.

1756 M. Calderwood Lett. & Jrnls. (1884) i. 19 If They came to old age, seldom spend it in the country, but oftener in an alms-house, and often leave no posterity.

1817 W. Pitt Topogr. Hist. Staffs. i. 297 Peganus de Gastenois was lord of the manor of Tixall in the reign of Henry II. and his posterity held it for many generations.

1850 R. W. Emerson Plato in Representative Men ii. 44 No wife, no children had he, and the thinkers of all civilized nations are his posterity.

1882 Cent. Mag. Mar. 720/1 It is not improbable that his posterity may cease to be frugi-carnivorous.

1947 Life 17 Nov. 27/2 I was taught that a mule, like a corporation, has ‘no pride of ancestry or hope of posterity’.

a. As a mass noun: all future generations of people collectively, esp. regarded as the beneficiaries of a particular inheritance, tradition, culture, etc. for (also †in) posterity: for (the sake or good of) future generations; for the future.

ΚΠ

a1525 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Adv. 19.2.4) i. 242 He gert..All þe art of musik write, Sua þat it mycht haldin be Vnfaillȝeand in posterite.

1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 29 It was necessary that some should write thereof for their good, as also for the benefit of posteritie.

1609 C. Tourneur Funerall Poeme sig. A4 And that shall neuer dye; But with it liue to all Posteritie.

a1645 W. Laud Diary in Hist. Troubles (1695) I. 69 This Book I got done at my own Charge, and have left it in my Study at Lambeth for posterity.

1645 J. Winthrop Declar. Former Passages 1 The English Colonies were carefull to continue and establish peace with the rest of the Indians, both for the present & for posterity.

1701 tr. A. Belloste Hospital-surgeon Pref. It is true, that the Ancients did lay the Foundations of Surgery: They have said many Things, but not All... They had the Honour of Inventing, but have left that of Bringing to Perfection, to Posterity.

1759 B. Martin Nat. Hist. Eng. I. 271 Posterity may justly admire at their being demolished.

1800 P. Colquhoun Treat. Commerce & Police R. Thames ix. 284 They will deserve the Thanks of the Nation, and the Gratitude of Posterity.

1868 E. Atherstone Fall of Nineveh (ed. 2) II. xxvi. 260 May your children, and their children live An honor and a blessing to your age; And leave to all posterity a name Beloved and worshipped!

1899 Daily News 2 May 6/6 ‘Posterity has done nothing for us. Why should we do anything for posterity?’ Such is the simple creed of neo-Conservative finance.

1923 R. Macaulay Told by Idiot ii. xv. 120 People always say they write for posterity when they are not appreciated at the moment.

1968 Jrnl. Musical Acad. Madras 39 49 Is the wealth of Karnataka music preserved and handed down to posterity?

1995 Guardian 14 July (Friday Review section) 2/2 ‘Living History’ projects..in which the reminiscences of members of the community are put on record for posterity.

b. As a count noun: a later generation. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxxi[i]. 17 His name shal remayne vnder the sonne amonge the posterites, which shal be blessed thorow him.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cci Hys memoryal shal endure to the last posterytie.

1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. viii. 39 Their old household Goddes, to which many posterities had giuen their deuotion.

1650 S. Clarke Marrow Eccl. Hist. (1654) i. 28 Yet his learning is admired by all Posterities.

1758 S. Johnson Idler 29 Apr. 25 The ocean and the sun will last our time, and we may leave posterity to shift for themselves.

1788 B. Franklin Let. 8 Apr. in Writings (1987) 1147 A Transaction of such momentous importance to the Welfare of Millions now existing, and to exist in the Posterity of a great Nation.

1860 R. W. Emerson Wealth in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 97 The cost of education of the posterity of this great colony.

1990 Hindu (Madras) 16 Jan. 3/3 He said the present function was not only to recognise intellectuals but also to make the posterity lead a good life.

†3. = posteriority n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > lateness or being advanced in time > being later

posteriority1523

posteritya1530

afterness1587

latterness1602

a1530 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfeccyon (1531) iii. f. Clxxxxix^v In god is no accidentall thynge nor priorite or posterite, ne ony order of tyme.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	posterity
释义	posterityn. Brit. /pɒˈstɛrᵻti/, U.S. /pɑˈstɛrədi/ Forms: late Middle English posteryte, late Middle English–1500s posterite, late Middle English–1500s posteritee, late Middle English– posterity, 1500s posterytie, 1500s posterytye, 1500s–1600s posteritie, 1600s posteritye; Scottish pre-1700 posteraty, pre-1700 posterietie, pre-1700 posterite, pre-1700 posteritie, pre-1700 posteryte, pre-1700 postheryte, pre-1700 1700s– posterity. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French postérité; Latin posteritāt-, posteritās. Etymology: < Middle French postérité (French postérité ) all future generations of people collectively (1314 in Old French in an apparently isolated attestation, subsequently from 1549), descendants (of a given person) collectively (1359) and its etymon classical Latin posteritāt-, posteritās descendants, future generations, future ages, the future, in post-classical Latin also fact or condition of coming after (from 13th cent. in British sources) ( < posterus later, next (see postero- comb. form) + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix)). Compare Catalan posteritat (1467 in sense 1), Spanish posteridad (second half of the 13th cent. or earlier as †posteridat in sense 1, second half of the 15th cent. or earlier in sense 2a), Italian posterità (first half of the 14th cent. in sense 2a, 1363 in sense 1).With sense 3 compare Anglo-Norman pusterité (end of the 13th cent. or earlier in legal use), and also slightly earlier priority n. 3a, posteriority n. 1. 1. The descendants collectively of any person (or, in extended use, any living thing); all who are descended from a common ancestor. Also figurative. Now archaic.†Formerly also occasionally in plural. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > descendant > [noun] > collectively bairn-teamc885 kinc950 seedOE teamOE offspringOE kindOE childrenc1175 lineage1303 generationa1325 issuea1325 successiona1340 kindredc1350 progenya1382 posterityc1410 sequelc1440 ligneea1450 posterior1509 genealogy1513 propagation1536 racea1547 postery1548 after-spring1583 bowela1593 afterworld1594 loin1608 descendance1617 succession1618 proles1640 descent1667 ramage1936 c1410 tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1879) VII. 115 Þe monk asked of þe posterite of Edward and of þe successours of reignynge. c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 750 Crist moght noght be borne of hire posteritee. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) ii. 2376 (MED) The childre off Seth..For to profite to ther posterite, Fond first the crafft off heuenli mociouns. a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 89 Here was ende of þat empire þat longid to þe posterité of Charles. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job v. 25 Thy posterite shalbe as the grasse vpon the earth. 1584 in Of Good & Perfect Remembrance: Bolton Wills & Inventories (1987) 146 Which I desire them for gode sake may continewe to my posteritie. 1676 W. Allen Serious & Friendly Addr. Non-conformists 188 The hazard we run of exposing our posterities to lose the substance by our contending for circumstance. 1697 H. Prideaux True Nature Imposture in Life Mahomet 111 The Mustalachites were the Posterity of the Chozaites. a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) i. 118 The Kingdom of Argos became divided among the posterity of Temenus. 1756 M. Calderwood Lett. & Jrnls. (1884) i. 19 If They came to old age, seldom spend it in the country, but oftener in an alms-house, and often leave no posterity. 1817 W. Pitt Topogr. Hist. Staffs. i. 297 Peganus de Gastenois was lord of the manor of Tixall in the reign of Henry II. and his posterity held it for many generations. 1850 R. W. Emerson Plato in Representative Men ii. 44 No wife, no children had he, and the thinkers of all civilized nations are his posterity. 1882 Cent. Mag. Mar. 720/1 It is not improbable that his posterity may cease to be frugi-carnivorous. 1947 Life 17 Nov. 27/2 I was taught that a mule, like a corporation, has ‘no pride of ancestry or hope of posterity’. 2. a. As a mass noun: all future generations of people collectively, esp. regarded as the beneficiaries of a particular inheritance, tradition, culture, etc. for (also †in) posterity: for (the sake or good of) future generations; for the future. ΚΠ a1525 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Adv. 19.2.4) i. 242 He gert..All þe art of musik write, Sua þat it mycht haldin be Vnfaillȝeand in posterite. 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 29 It was necessary that some should write thereof for their good, as also for the benefit of posteritie. 1609 C. Tourneur Funerall Poeme sig. A4 And that shall neuer dye; But with it liue to all Posteritie. a1645 W. Laud Diary in Hist. Troubles (1695) I. 69 This Book I got done at my own Charge, and have left it in my Study at Lambeth for posterity. 1645 J. Winthrop Declar. Former Passages 1 The English Colonies were carefull to continue and establish peace with the rest of the Indians, both for the present & for posterity. 1701 tr. A. Belloste Hospital-surgeon Pref. It is true, that the Ancients did lay the Foundations of Surgery: They have said many Things, but not All... They had the Honour of Inventing, but have left that of Bringing to Perfection, to Posterity. 1759 B. Martin Nat. Hist. Eng. I. 271 Posterity may justly admire at their being demolished. 1800 P. Colquhoun Treat. Commerce & Police R. Thames ix. 284 They will deserve the Thanks of the Nation, and the Gratitude of Posterity. 1868 E. Atherstone Fall of Nineveh (ed. 2) II. xxvi. 260 May your children, and their children live An honor and a blessing to your age; And leave to all posterity a name Beloved and worshipped! 1899 Daily News 2 May 6/6 ‘Posterity has done nothing for us. Why should we do anything for posterity?’ Such is the simple creed of neo-Conservative finance. 1923 R. Macaulay Told by Idiot ii. xv. 120 People always say they write for posterity when they are not appreciated at the moment. 1968 Jrnl. Musical Acad. Madras 39 49 Is the wealth of Karnataka music preserved and handed down to posterity? 1995 Guardian 14 July (Friday Review section) 2/2 ‘Living History’ projects..in which the reminiscences of members of the community are put on record for posterity. b. As a count noun: a later generation. Now rare. ΚΠ 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxxi[i]. 17 His name shal remayne vnder the sonne amonge the posterites, which shal be blessed thorow him. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cci Hys memoryal shal endure to the last posterytie. 1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. viii. 39 Their old household Goddes, to which many posterities had giuen their deuotion. 1650 S. Clarke Marrow Eccl. Hist. (1654) i. 28 Yet his learning is admired by all Posterities. 1758 S. Johnson Idler 29 Apr. 25 The ocean and the sun will last our time, and we may leave posterity to shift for themselves. 1788 B. Franklin Let. 8 Apr. in Writings (1987) 1147 A Transaction of such momentous importance to the Welfare of Millions now existing, and to exist in the Posterity of a great Nation. 1860 R. W. Emerson Wealth in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 97 The cost of education of the posterity of this great colony. 1990 Hindu (Madras) 16 Jan. 3/3 He said the present function was not only to recognise intellectuals but also to make the posterity lead a good life. †3. = posteriority n. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > lateness or being advanced in time > being later posteriority1523 posteritya1530 afterness1587 latterness1602 a1530 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfeccyon (1531) iii. f. Clxxxxix^v In god is no accidentall thynge nor priorite or posterite, ne ony order of tyme. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1410
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