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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Descend
a.
Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source.
v. i.
To come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to be derived; to proceed by generation or by transmission; to fall or pass by inheritance; as, the beggar may descend from a prince; a crown descends to the heir.
n.
A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob.
n.
One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant.
n.
A very large marine mammal (Trichecus rosmarus) of the Seal family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these in procuring food and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil, ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also morse.
adv.
In a descending manner.
a.
That may descend from an ancestor to an heir.
v. t.
To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of; as, they descended the river in boats; to descend a ladder.
a.
Admitting descent; capable of being descended.
n.
One who descends.
n.
A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line; as, the Duchess tribe of shorthorns.
imp. & p. p.
of Descend
v. i.
To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less virtuous, or worse, state or station; to lower or abase one's self; as, he descended from his high estate.
n.
Any one of numerous species of fishes belonging to Salmo, Salvelinus, and allied genera of the family Salmonidae. They are highly esteemed as game fishes and for the quality of their flesh. All the species breed in fresh water, but after spawning many of them descend to the sea if they have an opportunity.
a.
Of or pertaining to a royal line of England, descended from Owen Tudor of Wales, who married the widowed queen of Henry V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry VII.; the last, Elizabeth.
n.
The quality of being descendible; capability of being transmitted from ancestors; as, the descendibility of an estate.
v. i.
To condescend; to deign; to yield; to descend or stoop.
a.
Descendent.
v. i.
To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; -- followed by in; as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law.
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