See Also: scion(medicine)
scion(dictionary)
scion(dictionary)

scion (iou)



scion noun. In sense 1 also *cion. ME.
[Old French ciun, cion, sion (mod. scion) twig, shoot, of unkn. origin.]
A shoot or twig, esp. one cut for grafting or planting. ME.
An heir, a descendant; a younger member of a (noble) family. (rare before 19.) ME.
scioness noun (joc., rare) a female heir or descendant E20.