DESCENDANT
De*scend"ant, a. Etym: [F. descendant, p. pr. of descendre. Cf.
Descendent.]
Defn: Descendent.
DESCENDANT
De*scend"ant, n.
Defn: One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; —
correlative to ancestor or ascendant.
Our first parents and their descendants. Hale.
The descendant of so many kings and emperors. Burke.
DESCENDENT
De*scend"ent, a. Etym: [L. descendens, -entis, p. pr. of descendre.
Cf. Descendant.]
Defn: Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source.
More than mortal grace Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race. Pope.
DESCENDER
De*scend"er, n.
Defn: One who descends.
DESCENDIBILITY
De*scend`i*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being descendible; capability of being transmitted from ancestors; as, the descendibility of an estate.