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descendible

or deĀ·scendĀ·aĀ·ble

[ dih-sen-duh-buhl ]
/ dÉŖĖˆsɛn 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

1425ā€“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

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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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.

    Commentaries on the Laws of England|William Blackstone

British Dictionary definitions for descendible

descendible

descendable

/ (dÉŖĖˆsɛndəbəl) /
adjective law
capable of being inherited
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