Descent
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Framework senses
- §1
- the act of changing your location in a downward direction
- §2
- properties attributable to your ancestry
- §3
- a movement downward
- §4
- the descendants of one individual
- §5
- a downward slope or bend
- §6
- the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors