De*scend"ant (?), a. [F. descendant, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. Descendent.]
Descendent.
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De*scend"ant, n.
One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant.
Our first parents and their descendants.
Hale.
The descendant of so many kings and emperors.
Burke.
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