plural 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.

One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations. / (figuratively) A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.

Descending; going down / Descending from a biological ancestor. / Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.

Moving or sloping downwards. / (of a sequence) Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. / (computing) Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.

A descent.

present participle and gerund of descend

simple past tense and past participle of descend

(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.