Definition of descendant

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Descendant (a.) Descendent.

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Jacobite :: "Jacobite (n.) A partisan or adherent of James the Second, after his abdication, or of his descendants, an opposer of the revolution in 1688 in favor of William and Mary..
Galatian :: Galatian (a.) Of or pertaining to Galatia or its inhabitants. -- A native or inhabitant of Galatia, in Asia Minor; a descendant of the Gauls who settled in Asia Minor..
Line :: Line (n.) A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings..
Benjamite :: Benjamite (n.) A descendant of Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin.
Cushite :: Cushite (n.) A descendant of Cush, the son of Ham and grandson of Noah..
Daughter :: Daughter (n.) A female descendant; a woman.
Levite :: Levite (n.) One of the tribe or family of Levi; a descendant of Levi; esp., one subordinate to the priests (who were of the same tribe) and employed in various duties connected with the tabernacle first, and afterward the temple, such as the care of the building, bringing of wood and other necessaries for the sacrifices, the music of the services, etc..
Japhetite :: Japhetite (n.) A descendant of Japheth.
Hebrew :: Hebrew (n.) An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants, esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew..
Fatimide :: Fatimide (n.) A descendant of Fatima.
Celt :: Celt (n.) One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose descendants at the present day occupy Ireland, Wales, the Highlands of Scotland, and the northern shores of France..
Seljukian :: Seljukian (a.) Of or pertaining to Seljuk, a Tartar chief who embraced Mohammedanism, and began the subjection of Western Asia to that faith and rule; of or pertaining to the dynasty founded by him, or the empire maintained by his descendants from the 10th to the 13th century..
House :: House (n.) A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an illustrious race; as, the house of Austria; the house of Hanover; the house of Israel..
Crescent :: Crescent (n.) The emblem of the increasing moon with horns directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; -- often used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and his descendants..
Distance :: Distance (n.) Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor..
Entail :: Entail (n.) To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as an heritage..
Canaanite :: Canaanite (n.) A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of Noah..
Seed :: Seed (n.) Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David..
Purana :: Purana (n.) One of a class of sacred Hindoo poetical works in the Sanskrit language which treat of the creation, destruction, and renovation of worlds, the genealogy and achievements of gods and heroes, the reigns of the Manus, and the transactions of their descendants. The principal Puranas are eighteen in number, and there are the same number of supplementary books called Upa Puranas..
Bohemian :: Bohemian (a.) Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2..
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