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descendent

[dih-sen-duhnt]

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adjective

descending; going or coming down.

deriving or descending from an ancestor.

Origin:
1565–75; < Latin dēscendent- (stem of dēscendēns), present participle of dēscendere. See descend, -ent

Related forms

un·de·scend·ent, adjective

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descendent (dɪˈsɛndənt)

—*adj*
1.	coming or going downwards; descending
2.	deriving by descent, as from an ancestor

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descendent

see descendant.

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"This was Pharaoh, direct descendent of our deity Amon, god of the sun, who rules the heavens as Pharaoh rules the earth. Again, he brought treasure, gold, and precious jewels taken from our enemies. For to Pharaoh riches were power and power was to be desired. And also again he brought many captives. For is it not by slaves that one becomes even richer and then has even more power?"

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