(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:01:00

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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