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descendible

or de·scend·a·ble

[dih-sen-duh-buh l]
adjective
  1. capable of being transmitted by inheritance.
  2. 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
Related formsde·scend·i·bil·i·ty, de·scend·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·de·scend·a·ble, adjectiveun·de·scend·i·ble, adjective
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Examples from the Web for descendible

Historical Examples

  • 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

adjective law
  1. capable of being inherited
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