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Descendent   /dɪsˈɛndənt/   Listen
Descendent

noun
1.
A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race.  Synonym: descendant.
adjective
1.
Going or coming down.  Synonym: descendant.
2.
Proceeding by descent from an ancestor.  Synonym: descendant.






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"Descendent" Quotes from Famous Books



... born at Troy, O. is a descendent who has been prominent as teacher I was told. Mr. Fountain Randolph said she now lives & teaches at Wilberforce as Mrs. Coleman. I wrote Prof. Scarborough about her but ...
— The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 • Various

... was a descendent of Alfred the Great (S51); for this reason he was hailed with enthusiasm by the native English. He at once began a system of reforms worthy of his illustrious ancestor. His first act was to issue a charter confirming the Charter of Liberties or pledges of good government which ...
— The Leading Facts of English History • D.H. Montgomery

... Cockburn, and with the BLANCHE under his command, proceed to Porto Ferrajo, and superintend the evacuation of that place also. On his way, he fell in with two Spanish frigates, the SABINA and the CERES. The MINERVE engaged the former, which was commanded by D. Jacobo Stuart, a descendent of the Duke of Berwick. After an action of three hours, during which the Spaniards lost 164 men, the SABINA struck. The Spanish captain, who was the only surviving officer, had hardly been conveyed on board the MINERVE, when another enemy's frigate came up, ...
— The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson • Robert Southey

... Sanga—"A descendent of that Fabius who, for having subdued the Allobroges, was surnamed Allobrogicus." Bernouf. Whole states often chose patrons as ...
— Conspiracy of Catiline and The Jurgurthine War • Sallust

... T. Fleet is probably Thomas Fleet (1685-1758) and is referenced by John Fleet Elliot (a descendent). Thomas Fleet was married to Elizabeth Goose (AKA Vertigoose), and is the presumed author. Unfortunately, modern research and research at the time failed to substantiate the existence of this book. This information is culled in part ...
— The Only True Mother Goose Melodies • Anonymous



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