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scion

[sahy-uhn]

noun

  1. a descendant or heir, especially of a wealthy or powerful family.

    She's a familiar face in this Wyoming town, the third-generation scion of a cattle-ranching family.

    The two men were scions of the most powerful dynasties in the world.

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  2. Sometimes cion a shoot or twig, especially one cut for grafting or planting; a cutting.



scion

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. a descendant, heir, or young member of a family

  2. a shoot or twig of a plant used to form a graft

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

scion

  1. A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scion1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English: “shoot, twig,” from Old French cion, from Frankish ī- (unrecorded) + Old French -on, noun suffix; compare Old English īԲ, Old Saxon īԲ, Old High German īԲ “to sprout,” Old English īٳ, Old Saxon īٳ “sdzܳ”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scion1

C14: from Old French cion, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German īԲ to sprout
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The Shari Redstone-controlled company has grappled with a series of setbacks since it announced its sale to tech scion David Ellison’s Skydance Media last July.

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The company has grappled with a series of setbacks since it announced its sale to tech scion David Ellison’s Skydance Media last July.

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He beat the scion of a smaller rival political family.

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Tech scion David Ellison launched his pursuit of Paramount Global nearly two years ago.

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Last summer, tech scion David Ellison and his family agreed to purchase Shari Redstone’s family’s controlling stake in Paramount.

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