as in descendent
a person born into a family and especially one that is rich, famous, or important
He's the scion of a billionaire family.
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The 53-year-old scion of Pierre Trudeau, one of Canada's most famous prime ministers, became deeply unpopular with voters over a range of issues, including the soaring cost of food and housing as well as surging immigration.
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Rob Gillies The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Mackey, who plays the young woman, has a sharp, precociously severe profile, like a young Uma Thurman or movie-star scion Chiara Mastroianni, who inherited her dad’s sharp cheekbones and the wide, doll-like eyes of her mom (Catherine Deneuve).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The Trump of the first half of the movie might surprise viewers used to the 2025 version: an outer-borough scion, ambitious but unsure, who bristles under his despotic father, aspires to greater recognition and bets big on the revival of Midtown Manhattan during its 1970s nadir.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
His partner of five years, Min (Han Gi-Chan), is the scion of a Korean multinational corporation, in the U.S. on a student visa that’s about to expire, just as his work in textile art is starting to get attention.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
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Rob Gillies The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Mackey, who plays the young woman, has a sharp, precociously severe profile, like a young Uma Thurman or movie-star scion Chiara Mastroianni, who inherited her dad’s sharp cheekbones and the wide, doll-like eyes of her mom (Catherine Deneuve).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The Trump of the first half of the movie might surprise viewers used to the 2025 version: an outer-borough scion, ambitious but unsure, who bristles under his despotic father, aspires to greater recognition and bets big on the revival of Midtown Manhattan during its 1970s nadir.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
His partner of five years, Min (Han Gi-Chan), is the scion of a Korean multinational corporation, in the U.S. on a student visa that’s about to expire, just as his work in textile art is starting to get attention.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Scion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scion. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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