Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Progeny"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Progeny \Prog"e*ny\, n. [OE. progenie, F. prog['e]nie, fr. L.
progenies, fr. progignere. See {Progenitor}.]
Descendants of the human kind, or offspring of other animals;
children; offspring; race, lineage. `` Issued from the
progeny of kings.'' --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
progeny
n : the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother
of many offspring"; "he died without issue" [syn: {offspring},
{issue}]
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