noun
also de·scend·ence -ndən(t)s
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French descendance, from Old French, from descendre + -ance
1. : descent from a particular ancestor
2. : derivation from predecessors
noun
also de·scend·ence -ndən(t)s
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French descendance, from Old French, from descendre + -ance
1. : descent from a particular ancestor
2. : derivation from predecessors
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012