Descendent \De*scend"ent\, a. [L. descendens, -entis, p. pr. of
descendre. Cf. Descendant.]
Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source.
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More than mortal grace
Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race. --Pope.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
descendent
adj : going or coming down [syn: descendant]
n : a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
[syn: descendant] [ant: ancestor]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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