descendent
- noun
- /dɪˈsɛndənt/
- You are the last living descendent of Jesus Christ.
Examples
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You are a descendent of Erik the Terrible, are you not?
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Whether I have the authority or not, I, RJ Pendragon, descendent of King Arthur, affirm that you are noble.
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Alice was your only descendent.
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Sometimes I just want to tell people I'm a descendent and see how they react.
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I'm a descendent of Cleopatra.
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These are floor tiles originally laid by none other than Jan Lincoln, a little-known descendent of Abraham.
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Today, four men, including descendents of the 333rd, have come to the Ardennes to honor the Americans who fought in this place.
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Each blade has been authenticated... by an actual 13th-century Japanese warlord's direct descendent.
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Now you, a young descendent of the noble dragons, must recapture the powerful gems the fallen dragons stole and become the new Dragon Lord.
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She is a direct descendent of a famous scientist who changed the world.
Synonyms
A person, animal, or plant that comes from an ancestor
Children or other family members who come from a person
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Descendent comes from Latin parts de- 'down' and scendere 'to climb', the same root you see in descend. So a descendent is someone who 'comes down' from an ancestor, like a child or grandchild on a family tree.