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Descendent

Descendent Meaning & Definition
Descendent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Descendent?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Descendent: descendant | descendant | descending(a)

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See Also | child | relation | relative | scion

Descendent In Webster's Dictionary

\De*scend"ent\, a. [L. descendens, -entis, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. {Descendant}.] Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source. More than mortal grace Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race. --Pope.

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