descendant

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: descendent

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or raceSynonyms: descendent

Adjective (2)

  1. going or coming downSynonyms: descendent
  2. proceeding by descent from an ancestor“descendent gene”Synonyms: descendent
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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

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