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Descendant

Descendant Meaning & Definition
Descendant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Descendant?

[n] a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
[adj] going or coming down

Synonyms | Synonyms for Descendant: descendent | descendent | descending(a)

Related Terms | Find terms related to Descendant: aftermath | backup man | breed | brood | by-product | child | children | conclusion | consequence | daughter | derivative | descendants | descent | dynasty | effect | family | foster child | fruit | grandchild | grandchildren | granddaughter | grandson | great-grandchildren | heir | heiress | heirs | hostages to fortune | inheritor | inheritors | issue | kids | line | lineage | little ones | new generation | offshoot | offspring | posterity | progeniture | progeny | replacement | rising generation | scion | seed | sequel | son | son and heir | sonny | sons | spin-off | stepchild | stepdaughter | stepson | succession | successor | treasures | younglings | youngsters

See Also | child | relation | relative | scion

Descendant In Webster's Dictionary

\De*scend"ant\, a. [F. descendant, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. {Descendent}.] Descendent.
\De*scend"ant\, n. 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.

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