noun
- plural of posterity; all future generations of people
- plural of posterity; the state or condition of being a descendant or member of future generations
Usage: rare; used mainly in formal or philosophical contexts
Examples
- We must preserve the environment for posterities to come.
- The monument was built to inspire posterities yet unborn.
- Different cultures have different ways of passing knowledge to their posterities.
- The author hoped her works would be remembered by posterities.
- We are responsible for the world we leave to posterities.