Third-person singular simple present indicative form of descend

plural of descendence

Alternative spelling of descendible

plural of descender

The property of descendence.

(law) The characteristic of being descendible; inheritability by an heir.

(law) Of property: able to pass by descent; inheritable by heirs. / Able to be physically descended.

The act of descending.

(intransitive) To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling, flowing, walking, climbing etc.

present participle and gerund of descend