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descendent — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • descendant noun A person related to someone who lived in an earlier generation, such as a child, grandchild, or later relative.
  • descending adj Moving or leading downward.

Senses

descendent is used for these senses in English:

  • descendant Descending from a biological ancestor.
  • descendant One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

descendant — full definition

  1. noun A person related to someone who lived in an earlier generation, such as a child, grandchild, or later relative.
  2. noun Something that develops from, or is a later version of, an earlier thing.

descending — full definition

  1. adj Moving or leading downward.
  2. adj Arranged from highest to lowest.