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This accomplished, the loyal Cedric hastened in quest of his friend Athelstane, determined, at every risk to himself, to save that last ...

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 Meanings and Examples of SCION
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scion
 n.  heir or descendant
Classic Sentence:
1  This accomplished, the loyal Cedric hastened in quest of his friend Athelstane, determined, at every risk to himself, to save that last scion of Saxon royalty.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
2  Cosette was the only scion of an extinct family; Cosette was not his own daughter, but the daughter of the other Fauchelevent.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI—THE TWO OLD MEN DO EVERYTHING, EACH ONE AFTER ...
3  The Draculas were, says Arminius, a great and noble race, though now and again were scions who were held by their coevals to have had dealings with the Evil One.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
Example Sentence:
1  In his public apology tour last week, Donald Graham, the family scion who sold the newspaper and related assets to Bezos, said he could not in good conscience continue to lose his shareholders' money.