'Descendent' definitions:
Definition of 'descendent'
(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 'Descendent'
From: GCIDE
- Descendent \De*scend"ent\, a. [L. descendens, -entis, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. Descendant.] Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source. [1913 Webster]
- More than mortal grace Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race. --Pope. [1913 Webster]