Fancy way of referring to a descendant or heir, most often to a male of a wealthy family.

An imitator, a copier of an earlier path breaker.

Refers to favoritism shown to relatives in practices such as business matters.

Refers to a person's descendants; In a larger sense it is used for a general sense of "future generations"

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chapter 57 vocab.

Term	Definition
scion	Fancy way of referring to a descendant or heir, most often to a male of a wealthy family.
epigone	An imitator, a copier of an earlier path breaker.
nepotism	Refers to favoritism shown to relatives in practices such as business matters.
posterity	Refers to a person's descendants; In a larger sense it is used for a general sense of "future generations"
posthumous	Meaning "after death".