'Desinent' definitions:
Definition of 'Desinent'
From: GCIDE
- Desinent \Des"i*nent\, a. [L. desinens, p. pr. of desinere, desitum, to leave off, cease; de- + sinere to let, allow.] Ending; forming an end; lowermost. [Obs.] "Their desinent parts, fish." --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]