Associations to the word «Descendant»
Noun
- African
- Offspring
- Mughal
- Khan
- Aristocracy
- Bourbon
- Cherokee
- Connacht
- Slave
- Raja
- Relative
- Saxe
- Monarch
- Inheritance
- Reparation
- Taxon
- Grandfather
- Viscount
- Loyalist
- Hui
- Mennonite
- Caliphate
- Ruler
- Mongol
- Brahmin
- Spouse
- Aborigine
- Bahadur
- Cossack
- Namesake
- Eldest
- Kinsman
- Anjou
- Volga
- Great
- Briton
- Musa
- Malay
- Maroon
- Ali
- Landowner
- Refugee
- Baronet
- Offshoot
- Filipinos
- Ham
- Inquisition
- Maharaja
- Abd
- Rabbi
- Adam
- Vassal
- European
- Nara
- Rajah
- Javanese
- Perseus
- Deluge
- Thebes
- Earl
- Royalty
- Jews
- Syrian
- Princesse
- Shah
- Manor
- Habsburg
- Harald
- Macedonian
- Grandmother
- Nobleman
- Niall
- Sire
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
DESCENDANT, adjective. Descending from a biological ancestor.
DESCENDANT, adjective. Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
DESCENDANT, noun. (literally) One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
DESCENDANT, noun. (figuratively) A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
DESCENDANT, noun. (biology) A later evolutionary type.
DESCENDANT, noun. (linguistics) A language that is descended from another.
DESCENDANT, noun. (linguistics) A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
Dictionary definition
DESCENDANT, noun. A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race.
DESCENDANT, adjective. Going or coming down.
DESCENDANT, adjective. Proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene".
Wise words
When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it
is unspoken you reign over it.