3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human
anatomy often used for dorsal.
4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an
axillary flower. Gray.
Pos*te`ri*or"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. postÈrioritÈ.] The state of being
later or subsequent; as, posteriority of time, or of an event; --
opposed to priority.
Pos*te"ri*or*ly (?), adv. Subsequently in time; also, behind in
position.
Pos*te"ri*ors (?), n. pl. The hinder parts, as of an animal's body.
Swift.
Pos*ter"i*ty (?), n. [L. posteritas: cf. F. postÈritÈ. See Posterior.]
1. 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.
If [the crown] should not stand in thy posterity.
Shak.