1. (n.) The race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the furthest generation; the aggregate number of persons who are descended from an ancestor of a generation; descendants; -- contrasted with ancestry; as, the posterity of Abraham.

2. (n.) Succeeding generations; future times.

aftermath agnate ancestry backup man blood blood relation blood relative brood children clansman cognate collateral collateral relative conclusion connections consanguinean consequence descendant descendants distaff side distant relation dynasty effect enate family flesh flesh and blood folks german heir heirs inheritor issue kin kindred kinfolk kinnery kinsfolk kinsman kinsmen kinswoman kith and kin line lineage near relation next of kin offspring people progeniture progeny relations relatives replacement seed sequel sib sibling spear kin spear side spindle kin spindle side successor successors sword side tribesman uterine kin