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descendible

adj

Etymology

From descend + -ible.

  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 descendible — “descend + ible”

Definitions

  1. Of property

    Of property: able to pass by descent; inheritable by heirs.

    • The rights of men in ſociety, are neither deviſeable, nor transferable, nor annihilable, but are deſcendable only; and it is not in the power of any generation to intercept finally, and cut off the deſcent.

  2. Able to be physically descended.

    • Used most often in backcountry and extreme skiing lingo, where finding a descendible line may well ensure your survival.

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