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descendancy

noun

Etymology

From descend + -ancy.

  1. derived from *skend-✻ — “to climb, scale; to dart; to jump”
  2. derived from dēscendere
  3. derived from descendere
  4. derived from descendere
  5. inherited from descenden — “to move downwards, fall, descend; to slope downwards; to go from a better to a worse condition, decline, degenerate; to be a descendant, derive from (a source); etc.”
  6. suffixed as descendancy — “descend + ancy”

Definitions

  1. The quality or condition of being a descendant.

    • The principal concern of the priestly writers was to legitimate the role of Aaron by demonstrating his descendancy from the priestly lineage of Levi.

  2. Descendants considered collectively.

    • His sections in the book include Types of Genealogical Projects (pedigrees, lineages, descendancies, relationships).

  3. The opposite of ascendancy

    The opposite of ascendancy; the condition of being in the process of losing power or control.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA