descendent
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
descendent (not comparable)
- descending; going down
- The elevator resumed its descendent trajectory.
- descending from (an ancestor)
- Power in the kingdom is transferred in a descendent manner.
Translations[edit]
descending from (an ancestor)
Usage notes[edit]
The adjective, "descending from a biological ancestor", may be spelt either with an a or with an e in the final syllable (see descendant). However the noun descendant, "one who is the progeny of someone", may be spelt only with an a.
French[edit]
Verb[edit]
descendent
- third-person plural present indicative of descendre
- third-person plural present subjunctive of descendre
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
dēscendent
- third-person plural future active indicative of dēscendō
