descendent

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. going or coming down

Similar word(s): descending, descendant

2. proceeding by descent from an ancestor

- descendent gene

Similar word(s): related, descendant

Sentences with descendent as an adjective:

- The elevator resumed its descendent trajectory.

- Power in the kingdom is transferred in a descendent manner.

noun

1. a person considered as descended from some ancestor

Similar word(s): descendant

Definition categories: person, relation, relative