SCION


Meaning of SCION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsī-ən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English sioun, from Old French cion, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cīth sprout, shoot, Old High German kīdi

Date: 13th century

1. : a detached living portion of a plant (as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft

2.

a. : descendant , child ; especially : a descendant of a wealthy, aristocratic, or influential family

b. : heir 1

scion of a railroad empire

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.