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1descendant — de·scen·dant also de·scen·dent /di sen dənt/ n: a blood relative of a later generation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. descendant …
2descendant */ — UK [dɪˈsendənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms descendant : singular descendant plural descendants 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… …
3descendant — descendant, ante [ desɑ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. et n. • v. 1260; de descendre 1 ♦ Qui descend, est issu d un ancêtre. Ligne descendante (opposé à ascendante) . N. Personne qui est issue d un ancêtre. ⇒ enfant, petits enfants; neveu; descendance. « Ces… …
4descendant — descendant, ante 1. (dè san dan, dan t ) adj. 1° Qui descend, qui va en bas. • Serait ce abuser de la permission de conjecturer que de supposer qu il y a aussi un suc descendant ou dont la direction est en sens opposé ?, BONNET Consid. corps… …
5descendant — Descendant, [descend]ante. adj. Qui descend. On divise les douze signes du Zodiaque en signes ascendants & signes descendants. il y a au ciel des signes ascendants & des signes descendants. Il sign. fig. Qui est issu, qui tire son origine d une… …
6Descendant — or Descendent may refer to: Lineal descendant, a blood relative in the direct line of descent Collateral descendant, a relative descended from a brother or sister of an ancestor Descendant (astrology), the point directly opposite from the… …
7Descendant — De*scend ant, n. One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; correlative to ancestor or ascendant. [1913 Webster] Our first parents and their descendants. Hale. [1913 Webster] The descendant of so many kings and emperors. Burke. [1913… …
8Descendants of James VI and I — James VI and I (June 19, 1566 – March 27, 1625) was, from 1567, King of Scots and, from 1603, King of England and Ireland, being the first monarch of the House of Stuart to rule all three countries. Although he had only two children who had… …
9Descendants of Louis XIV of France — Louis XIV of France The descendants of Louis XIV of France, Bourbon monarch of the Kingdom of France, are numerous. Although only three of his children by his wife Maria Theresa of Spain survived past infancy, Louis had many illegitimate children …
10Descendants of Henry IV of France — King Henry IV of France Henry IV of France was the first Bourbon king of France. Formerly known as Henri of Navarre, he succeeded to the French throne with the extinction of House of Valois, at the death of Henry III of France. In 1584, Prince… …
