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descendible
or deĀ·scendĀ·aĀ·ble
[ dih-sen-duh-buhl ]
/ dÉŖĖsÉn dÉ bÉl /
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adjective
capable of being transmitted by inheritance.
permitting descent: a descendible hill.
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Origin of descendible
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, adjectiveWords nearby descendible
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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 ChurchillFirst, 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
/ (dÉŖĖsÉndÉbÉl) /
adjective law
capable of being inherited
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