'Descendant' definitions:

Definition of 'descendant'

From: WordNet
adjective
Going or coming down [syn: descendant, descendent]
adjective
Proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene" [syn: descendant, descendent]
noun
A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race [syn: descendant, descendent] [ant: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root]

Definition of 'Descendant'

From: GCIDE
  • Descendant \De*scend"ant\, a. [F. descendant, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. Descendent.] Descendent. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Descendant'

From: GCIDE
  • Descendant \De*scend"ant\, n. One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant. [1913 Webster]
  • Our first parents and their descendants. --Hale. [1913 Webster]
  • The descendant of so many kings and emperors. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'descendant'

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