descendant
noun
- the point opposite the ascendant.
- the point of the ecliptic or the sign and degree of the zodiac setting below the western horizon at the time of a birth or of an event.
- the cusp of the seventh house.
adjective
Origin of descendant
Related Words for descendant
heir, offspring, scion, product, brood, get, progeny, offshoot, spin-off, seed, kin, child, posterity, issue, childrenExamples from the Web for descendant
Contemporary Examples of descendant
Her grandfather had been a physician and healer who—according to family lore—married a descendant of the Osage or Pawnee tribes.
In the original Marvel comic books, the Mandarin was born and bred in China, a descendant of Genghis Khan no less.
Did Hollywood Collaborate With Hitler? A New Book Makes Bold Claims.Christopher Bray
September 9, 2013
It is common knowledge among those familiar with the rabbinic tradition that Haman was considered a descendant of the Amalekites.
Her mother, a descendant of Ashby, helped manage a sugar plantation her family inherited, bringing the story full circle.
The Original Slave Colony: Barbados and Andrea Stuart’s ‘Sugar in the Blood’Eric Herschthal
January 24, 2013
Today, in a time of great national distress, Nehru's descendant cannot find the fiber to meet his people.
Historical Examples of descendant
"Jock of Norfolk" is represented by a descendant of noble impulses.
Beaux and Belles of EnglandMary Robinson
It was nothing—only the quip of a witty fellow, descendant of a Spanish freebooter.
The ManxmanHall Caine
Algernon Sidney, beheaded on Tower Hill, was his descendant.
England, Picturesque and DescriptiveJoel Cook
Imagine the look he would bestow on his descendant as I sat down to table.
Sir Jasper CarewCharles James Lever
With Cyrus, the descendant of Achæmenes, the real history of Persia begins.
Les ParsisD. Menant