Definitions for: Descendant

[n] a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
[adj] going or coming down

Webster (1913) Definition: De*scend"ant, a. [F. descendant, p. pr. of
descendre. Cf. Descendent.]
Descendent.

De*scend"ant, n.
One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; --
correlative to ancestor or ascendant.

Our first parents and their descendants. --Hale.

The descendant of so many kings and emperors. --Burke.

Synonyms: descendent, descendent, descending(a)

Antonyms: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root

See Also: child, relation, relative, scion

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