Descendent

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

descendent
    adj 1: going or coming down [syn: {descendant}, {descendent}]
    2: proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene"
       [syn: {descendant}, {descendent}]
    n 1: a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
         [syn: {descendant}, {descendent}] [ant: {ancestor},
         {antecedent}, {ascendant}, {ascendent}, {root}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

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