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descendible

or deĀ·scendĀ·aĀ·ble

[ dih-sen-duh-buhl ]
/ dɪˈsɛn də bəl /
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adjective
capable of being transmitted by inheritance.
permitting descent: a descendible hill.
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Origin of descendible

1425–75; late Middle English descendable<Old French, equivalent to descend(re) to descend + -able-able; spelling later Latinized

OTHER WORDS FROM descendible

deĀ·scendĀ·iĀ·bilĀ·iĀ·ty, deĀ·scendĀ·aĀ·bilĀ·iĀ·ty, noununĀ·deĀ·scendĀ·aĀ·ble, adjectiveunĀ·deĀ·scendĀ·iĀ·ble, adjective
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How to use descendible in a sentence

  • I will give you the law, briefly: descendible estates among us are of two kinds, estates in fee simple and estates in fee tail.

    Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
  • First, it is in general hereditary, or descendible to the next heir, on the death or demise of the last proprietor.

British Dictionary definitions for descendible

descendible

descendable

/ (dɪˈsɛndəbəl) /

adjective law
capable of being inherited
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