descendedadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈsɛndᵻd/, U.S.

/dəˈsɛndəd/,

/diˈsɛndəd/

Forms: see descend v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: descend v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < descend v. + -ed suffix¹.

1. That has been transmitted by inheritance; (chiefly with modifier indicating the origin concerned) derived from or originating with a particular person, stock, etc. Cf. well-descended adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > descendant > [adjective]

descendantc1429

branchedc1475

originala1500

descended1565

descending1594

originary1594

exact1596

prognatec1600

1565 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc ii. i. sig. B.iiij^v Ne yet he wrongeth you that geueth you So large a reigne ere that the course of tyme Bringe you to kingdome by discended right.

1594 T. Nashe Terrors of Night in Wks. (Grosart) III. 266 Much more may I acknowledge all redundant prostrate vassailage to the royall descended Familie of the Careys.

1641 E. Dering Foure Cardinall-vertues Carmelite-fryar iii. 46 Your Troy-discended Romanes.

1658 H. Slingsby Diary (1836) 200 That my ancient and lineally descended estate, might without incumbrance fall upon you my elder son.

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 995 'Tis impious to surmize, the pow'rs divine To ruin doom the Jove-descended line.

1778 R. Cumberland Battle of Hastings iv. i. 60 Her, in respect of his descended right, Tho' fortune-wreckt and bankrupt ev'n in hope, Edgar shall wed.

1845 C. I. Johnstone Edinb. Tales I. 94/1 One of those stanch, far-descended families of wealthy English commoners.

a1908 E. F. Fenollosa Epochs Chinese & Japanese Art (1912) II. xvi. 173 The name Maruyama school ought to apply to all other Okio-descended tradition than theirs.

1962 T. Dobzhansky in Y. Cohen Man in Adaptation (1968) i. ii. 21/1 Just how great the differences between the original and the descended races caused by random genetic drift are likely to be has been disputed ground in evolutionary theory for nearly thirty years.

1994 N.Y. Times 20 Feb. i. 3/3 He said the Zapatistas would also propose the election of ‘co-governors’ from each of the six main Mayan-descended tribes of the state.

2. That has descended, fallen, or dropped.With quots. 1853, 1903, and 1903, cf. descend v. 4a(c).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adjective] > descended

descendeda1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. vi. 169 He sits 'mongst men, like a descended[1623 printed defended; 1632 corrected to descended] God; he hath a kinde of Honor sets him off.

1659 Elegies 10 in R. Lovelace Lucasta: Posthume Poems Thy pious hand planting fraternal bayes, Deserving is of most egregious praise; Since 'tis the organ doth to us convey, From a descended Sun, so bright a Ray.

1674 M. Hale Difficiles Nugæ xv. 221 The consequence of this tension of the included portion of Air..is the sustentation of the Mercury, that column of descended Air..being inseparably united, and adhering to the top of the Tube at one end, and to the Mercurial Cylinder at the other end.

1787 R. Jephson Julia iii. i. 36 By all my hopes of happiness 'tis she: Like a descended angel there she stands.

1853 Lancet 29 Jan. 112/1 (heading) Excision from the inguinal canal of an imperfectly descended testicle.

1903 W. M. Eccles (title) Imperfectly descended testis.

1966 G. P. Wright & W. S. Symmers Systemic Pathol. I. xxvi. 812/1 A testis that is still descending at about the end of the first year of life may fail to reach the bottom of the scrotum, remaining imperfectly descended.

2000 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) (Nexis) 22 Apr. 1 c A descended cable interfered with play and there was a..delay as work crews recoiled the cord.

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

单词	descended
释义	descendedadj. Brit. /dᵻˈsɛndᵻd/, U.S. /dəˈsɛndəd/, /diˈsɛndəd/ Forms: see descend v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: descend v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < descend v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. That has been transmitted by inheritance; (chiefly with modifier indicating the origin concerned) derived from or originating with a particular person, stock, etc. Cf. well-descended adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > descendant > [adjective] descendantc1429 branchedc1475 originala1500 descended1565 descending1594 originary1594 exact1596 prognatec1600 1565 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc ii. i. sig. B.iiij^v Ne yet he wrongeth you that geueth you So large a reigne ere that the course of tyme Bringe you to kingdome by discended right. 1594 T. Nashe Terrors of Night in Wks. (Grosart) III. 266 Much more may I acknowledge all redundant prostrate vassailage to the royall descended Familie of the Careys. 1641 E. Dering Foure Cardinall-vertues Carmelite-fryar iii. 46 Your Troy-discended Romanes. 1658 H. Slingsby Diary (1836) 200 That my ancient and lineally descended estate, might without incumbrance fall upon you my elder son. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 995 'Tis impious to surmize, the pow'rs divine To ruin doom the Jove-descended line. 1778 R. Cumberland Battle of Hastings iv. i. 60 Her, in respect of his descended right, Tho' fortune-wreckt and bankrupt ev'n in hope, Edgar shall wed. 1845 C. I. Johnstone Edinb. Tales I. 94/1 One of those stanch, far-descended families of wealthy English commoners. a1908 E. F. Fenollosa Epochs Chinese & Japanese Art (1912) II. xvi. 173 The name Maruyama school ought to apply to all other Okio-descended tradition than theirs. 1962 T. Dobzhansky in Y. Cohen Man in Adaptation (1968) i. ii. 21/1 Just how great the differences between the original and the descended races caused by random genetic drift are likely to be has been disputed ground in evolutionary theory for nearly thirty years. 1994 N.Y. Times 20 Feb. i. 3/3 He said the Zapatistas would also propose the election of ‘co-governors’ from each of the six main Mayan-descended tribes of the state. 2. That has descended, fallen, or dropped.With quots. 1853, 1903, and 1903, cf. descend v. 4a(c). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adjective] > descended descendeda1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. vi. 169 He sits 'mongst men, like a descended[1623 printed defended; 1632 corrected to descended] God; he hath a kinde of Honor sets him off. View more context for this quotation 1659 Elegies 10 in R. Lovelace Lucasta: Posthume Poems Thy pious hand planting fraternal bayes, Deserving is of most egregious praise; Since 'tis the organ doth to us convey, From a descended Sun, so bright a Ray. 1674 M. Hale Difficiles Nugæ xv. 221 The consequence of this tension of the included portion of Air..is the sustentation of the Mercury, that column of descended Air..being inseparably united, and adhering to the top of the Tube at one end, and to the Mercurial Cylinder at the other end. 1787 R. Jephson Julia iii. i. 36 By all my hopes of happiness 'tis she: Like a descended angel there she stands. 1853 Lancet 29 Jan. 112/1 (heading) Excision from the inguinal canal of an imperfectly descended testicle. 1903 W. M. Eccles (title) Imperfectly descended testis. 1966 G. P. Wright & W. S. Symmers Systemic Pathol. I. xxvi. 812/1 A testis that is still descending at about the end of the first year of life may fail to reach the bottom of the scrotum, remaining imperfectly descended. 2000 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) (Nexis) 22 Apr. 1 c A descended cable interfered with play and there was a..delay as work crews recoiled the cord. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1565
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