descendible

or de·scend·a·ble

[ dih-sen-duh-buh l ]
/ dɪˈsɛn də bəl /

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

de·scend·i·bil·i·ty, de·scend·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·de·scend·a·ble, adjectiveun·de·scend·i·ble, adjective

Words nearby descendible

descend, descendant, descendent, descender, descendeur, descendible, descending artery of knee, descending colon, descending degeneration, descending node, descending scapular artery
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Example sentences from the Web for descendible

  • 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.

    Commentaries on the Laws of England|William Blackstone

British Dictionary definitions for descendible

descendible

descendable

/ (dɪˈsɛndəbəl) /

adjective law

capable of being inherited
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