ˈpräjənē, -ni noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English progenie, from Old French, from Latin progenies, from progignere to beget
1.
a.
(1) : descendants of human kind : children
(2) : a line descended from a common ancestor : clan , kin
(3) archaic : lineage , parentage
b. : offspring of animals or plants — used especially in connection with controlled breeding
the progeny of a wheat cross
the total progeny of a prepotent sire
2. : something that is originated or produced : outcome , product
examined one by one the marvelous progeny of the workman's art — Elinor Wylie
3. : a body of followers, disciples, or successors