Descendent (adjective)
descending; going down
“The elevator resumed its descendent trajectory.”
Descendent (adjective)
descending from (an ancestor)
“Power in the kingdom is transferred in a descendent manner.”
Descendent (noun)
misspelling of descendant
Descendant (adjective)
descending from a biological ancestor.
Descendant (adjective)
proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
Descendant (noun)
One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
“The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild.”
Descendant (noun)
A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
“This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants.”
Descendant (noun)
A later evolutionary type.
“Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves.”
Descendant (noun)
A language that is descended from another.
“English and Scots are the descendants of Old English.”
Descendant (noun)
A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
Descendent (adjective)
descending from an ancestor
“there are 60 descendent families”
“descendent lineages”