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21descendant — de|scen|dant [ dı sendənt ] noun count * a relative of a person who lived in the past: a descendant of a famous Italian painter direct descendant: He claims to be a direct descendant of the last king …
22descendant — I. adjective also descendent Etymology: Middle English dessendaunte, from Anglo French descendant, from Latin descendent , descendens, present participle of descendere Date: circa 1555 1. moving or directed downward 2. proceeding from an ancestor …
23descendant — n. a direct descendant * * * [dɪ sendənt] a direct descendant …
24descendant — [[t]dɪse̱ndənt[/t]] descendants 1) N COUNT: usu pl, usu with poss Someone s descendants are the people in later generations who are related to them. They are descendants of the original English and Scottish settlers. ...Lord Cochrane and his… …
25descendant — noun (C) someone who is related to a person who lived a long time ago: direct descendant (=from one father or mother to the next): He reckons he s a direct descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte. compare ancestor (1) …
26descendant — A descendant is an individual proceeding from an ancestor in any degree; a child, a grandchild, a great grandchild, anyone, near or remote, in the line from the ancestor. Turner v Monteiro, 127 Va 537, 103 SE 572, 13 ALR 383, 387. Issue of any… …
27DESCENDANT — ANTE. adj. Qui descend. En termes de Marine, La marée descendante, ou substantivement, Le descendant. En termes d Anatomie, Aorte descendante. En termes de Guerre, Garde descendante, Celle qu on relève, par opposition à Celle qu on place dans… …
28descendant — /di sen deuhnt/, n. 1. a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring. 2. something deriving in appearance, function, or general character from an earlier form. 3. an adherent who follows closely the teachings,… …
29descendant — de•scend•ant [[t]dɪˈsɛn dənt[/t]] n. 1) gen a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring 2) something deriving in appearance, function, or character from an earlier form 3) astrol. the point of the ecliptic or the… …
30descendant — Mamo, pua, mo opuna, keiki, pulapula, pukana; hele mua (of an older brother or sister); hele hope (of a younger brother or sister). Also: maka, liko, liko ali i, lei, hauloli i. ♦ Descendant of a chief, pua ali i, pua lani, mamo ali i,… …
