Descendent \De*scend"ent\, a. [L. descendens, -entis, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. {Descendant}.] Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source. More than mortal grace Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race. --Pope.
descendent adj : going or coming down [syn: {descendant}] n : a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race [syn: {descendant}] [ant: {ancestor}]