descendableadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈsɛndᵻbl/, U.S.

/dəˈsɛndəbəl/,

/diˈsɛndəbəl/

Forms: see descend v. and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: descend v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < descend v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French descendable compassionate (a1400), capable of being descended (early 16th cent.). Compare descendible adj.

1. Law. Of property, an entitlement, etc.: that descends or may descend to an heir; transmissible by inheritance.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [adjective] > relating to inheritance > descending by inheritance > that can or may

descendablec1475

heritablec1480

inheritablea1483

descendible1614

c1475–1600 (a1473) J. Fortescue Declaration in Wks. (1869) I. 526 (MED) Saint Margarete..might haue hadd no title to the corone, though it had been discendable to heires females.

1495 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1495 §24. m. 16 The lordshippes..be..descendable and discend to the heires att commen lawe.

1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. xlvii^v Where tenements be dyscendable to the yonger sonne after the custome of borughe englysshe.

1540 Act 32 Hen. VIII xxix Landes..shall..be descendable, remaine, auert, come, and be inheritable.

1645 T. Blake Infants Baptisme 80 The holinesse here mentioned is transmittable, descendable; such that may be conveyed from parent to child, from ancestor to posterity.

1676 C. Molloy De Jure Maritimo iii. i. 392 If the Father be in Exile, this hinders not the Freedom of the Son; for the same is not a thing descendable.

1789 Let. to J. H. Tooke 43 He retired with an annuity of 3000l. for three lives, and a Peerage for Lady Chatham, descendable to her heir-male.

1822 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 53 103 I make their whole property descendable only to the first-begotten son.

1896 W. S. Pattee Illustr. Cases Realty ii. iii. 462 So gifts to take effect upon the extinction of a dignity, by failure of the lives of persons to whom it is descendable.

1903 Internat. Socialist Rev. Oct. 218 Any advantage arising to others from birth into a heritage of descendable class privilege.

1997 Lawyers Weekly (Nexis) 14 Nov. Canadian jurisdictions do not protect descendable intellectual property rights.

2. That can move downwards; (also) that may be lowered. Somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adjective] > having the property of

descendible1574

descendablea1642

a1642 R. Callis Reading of Statute of Sewers (1647) ii. 104 He may make a trench in his own grounds to let the water run downwards, and to descend upon his neighbors grounds, for water is an element descendable (jure naturæ).

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Descendable, which can descend.

1896 Pall Mall Mag. Dec. 501 There is a longitudinal descendable curtain as well, passing down between the divided mattress.

2008 U.S. Fed News (Nexis) 25 June The bending section is provided with a hoistable and descendable mould supporting frame.

3. Capable of being descended; down which one may go. Somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [adjective] > downwards

descendable1728

descendible1755

1728 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 4) Descendable,..which may be descended or gone down.

1886 Fishing, Fish Culture & Aquarium 20 Feb. 50/2 The river was too high and unsafe to be descendable by canoe.

1998 M. E. Rogers Samurai Cat goes to Hell vii. 161 Beneath some eminently descendable rock formations, a slope of broken stones slanted away.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	descendable
释义	descendableadj. Brit. /dᵻˈsɛndᵻbl/, U.S. /dəˈsɛndəbəl/, /diˈsɛndəbəl/ Forms: see descend v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: descend v., -able suffix. Etymology: < descend v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French descendable compassionate (a1400), capable of being descended (early 16th cent.). Compare descendible adj. 1. Law. Of property, an entitlement, etc.: that descends or may descend to an heir; transmissible by inheritance. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [adjective] > relating to inheritance > descending by inheritance > that can or may descendablec1475 heritablec1480 inheritablea1483 descendible1614 c1475–1600 (a1473) J. Fortescue Declaration in Wks. (1869) I. 526 (MED) Saint Margarete..might haue hadd no title to the corone, though it had been discendable to heires females. 1495 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1495 §24. m. 16 The lordshippes..be..descendable and discend to the heires att commen lawe. 1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. xlvii^v Where tenements be dyscendable to the yonger sonne after the custome of borughe englysshe. 1540 Act 32 Hen. VIII xxix Landes..shall..be descendable, remaine, auert, come, and be inheritable. 1645 T. Blake Infants Baptisme 80 The holinesse here mentioned is transmittable, descendable; such that may be conveyed from parent to child, from ancestor to posterity. 1676 C. Molloy De Jure Maritimo iii. i. 392 If the Father be in Exile, this hinders not the Freedom of the Son; for the same is not a thing descendable. 1789 Let. to J. H. Tooke 43 He retired with an annuity of 3000l. for three lives, and a Peerage for Lady Chatham, descendable to her heir-male. 1822 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 53 103 I make their whole property descendable only to the first-begotten son. 1896 W. S. Pattee Illustr. Cases Realty ii. iii. 462 So gifts to take effect upon the extinction of a dignity, by failure of the lives of persons to whom it is descendable. 1903 Internat. Socialist Rev. Oct. 218 Any advantage arising to others from birth into a heritage of descendable class privilege. 1997 Lawyers Weekly (Nexis) 14 Nov. Canadian jurisdictions do not protect descendable intellectual property rights. 2. That can move downwards; (also) that may be lowered. Somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adjective] > having the property of descendible1574 descendablea1642 a1642 R. Callis Reading of Statute of Sewers (1647) ii. 104 He may make a trench in his own grounds to let the water run downwards, and to descend upon his neighbors grounds, for water is an element descendable (jure naturæ). 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Descendable, which can descend. 1896 Pall Mall Mag. Dec. 501 There is a longitudinal descendable curtain as well, passing down between the divided mattress. 2008 U.S. Fed News (Nexis) 25 June The bending section is provided with a hoistable and descendable mould supporting frame. 3. Capable of being descended; down which one may go. Somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [adjective] > downwards descendable1728 descendible1755 1728 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 4) Descendable,..which may be descended or gone down. 1886 Fishing, Fish Culture & Aquarium 20 Feb. 50/2 The river was too high and unsafe to be descendable by canoe. 1998 M. E. Rogers Samurai Cat goes to Hell vii. 161 Beneath some eminently descendable rock formations, a slope of broken stones slanted away. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1475
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