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Descending

Of or pertaining to descent moving downwards

Lineal descendant, Lineal descendant would mean the offspring of lawful marriage and not offspring of union which is not that

Descender, writ of formedon in, an abolished process, Fitz. N. B. 21; 1 Steph. Com.

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Ascendant or descendant, in relation to a person belonging to a matriarchal society, means the person who corresponds to such expression

Tending to descend tending downwards descending

To Descend either suddenly or gradually particularly to descend by the force of gravity to drop to sink as the

Descended or capable of descending from an ancestor to an heir at law received or passing by inheritance or

Descending in a direct line from an ancestor hereditary derived from ancestors opposed to collateral as a lineal descent

A descendant of Japheth

A descendant of Shem

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