descendentadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈsɛnd(ə)nt/, U.S.

/dəˈsɛnd(ə)nt/,

/diˈsɛnd(ə)nt/

Forms:

α. late Middle English dessendaunte, late Middle English 1600s– descendant, 1500s descendante.

β. 1500s– descendent; also Scottish pre-1700 discendent.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: descendant adj.

Etymology: Originally a variant of descendant adj., now usually distinguished in form in the senses below. Compare earlier descending adj.

1. That is coming or going down; descending. Now rare.

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c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 3349 (MED) This wise and many ane othere crying to Godde mankynde, To socour it mercyfully toke his gudenesse in mynde, In a busshe descendant in flavme, it vnwasting.

1589 P. Ive Pract. Fortification iii. 21 in tr. R. Beccarie de Pavie Instr. Warres In raising of this wall and it conterforts, must the priuie dore, and the way vnto it, by which the ditch and argin should be defended, be thought vpon, which must be made descendent from the first place in the flanke into the ditche.

1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. x. 80 The ayre..maketh one descendent body together with the dish.

1658 R. White tr. K. Digby Late Disc. Cure Wounds (1660) 59 The ascending water becoming more heavy then the descendant on the other side.

1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 128 This descendent Juice is that principally which nourishes both Fruit and Plant.

1732 J. Thurston Fall iv. 58 No more, oh Sinon, boast thy childish joy, In the red ruins of believing Troy, For what were Troy's, or Rome's descendant walls?

1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 213 The descendent city of the skies.

1876 Jrnl. Gas Lighting 26 Dec. 922/1 I have known houses rendered uninhabitable by this descendent motion of wind rattling down water-spouts and soil-pipes.

2012 A. Bayés de Luna Clin. Electrocardiogr. (ed. 4) ii. vii. 69/2 A point where the tangent line following the descendent slope of the T wave crosses the iso-electric line.

2. Heraldry. Descending towards the base of a shield.

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c1460 Bk. Arms in Ancestor (1904) Apr. 174 (MED) Tomas Porthelyne beryth sylvyr a cheveron goulys iij popye bolles of wert dessendaunte [i.e. poppyheads with their stalks].

1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 42 Their tayles..descendante, percussed, and contercoloured.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. i. 3/2 He beareth Sable, a Dove volant Descendant, in the Dexter corner Argent, in the Glory of the Sun.

?1828 W. Berry Encycl. Heraldica I. sig. 3S4^v Recursant volant..is just the reverse of the eagle in Plate XLIX. fig. 3, which is descendant in the manner this should be ascendant.

1982 A. Gould & D. Siegel Unorthodox Bk. Jewish Rec. & Lists (1989) v. 53 Jewish Coats of Arms:..A black beard and payos descendent against a black background—the coat of arms of the Plonkser Hassidim, early 1700s.

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

单词	descendent
释义	descendentadj. Brit. /dᵻˈsɛnd(ə)nt/, U.S. /dəˈsɛnd(ə)nt/, /diˈsɛnd(ə)nt/ Forms: α. late Middle English dessendaunte, late Middle English 1600s– descendant, 1500s descendante. β. 1500s– descendent; also Scottish pre-1700 discendent. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: descendant adj. Etymology: Originally a variant of descendant adj., now usually distinguished in form in the senses below. Compare earlier descending adj. 1. That is coming or going down; descending. Now rare. ΚΠ c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 3349 (MED) This wise and many ane othere crying to Godde mankynde, To socour it mercyfully toke his gudenesse in mynde, In a busshe descendant in flavme, it vnwasting. 1589 P. Ive Pract. Fortification iii. 21 in tr. R. Beccarie de Pavie Instr. Warres In raising of this wall and it conterforts, must the priuie dore, and the way vnto it, by which the ditch and argin should be defended, be thought vpon, which must be made descendent from the first place in the flanke into the ditche. 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. x. 80 The ayre..maketh one descendent body together with the dish. 1658 R. White tr. K. Digby Late Disc. Cure Wounds (1660) 59 The ascending water becoming more heavy then the descendant on the other side. 1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 128 This descendent Juice is that principally which nourishes both Fruit and Plant. 1732 J. Thurston Fall iv. 58 No more, oh Sinon, boast thy childish joy, In the red ruins of believing Troy, For what were Troy's, or Rome's descendant walls? 1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 213 The descendent city of the skies. 1876 Jrnl. Gas Lighting 26 Dec. 922/1 I have known houses rendered uninhabitable by this descendent motion of wind rattling down water-spouts and soil-pipes. 2012 A. Bayés de Luna Clin. Electrocardiogr. (ed. 4) ii. vii. 69/2 A point where the tangent line following the descendent slope of the T wave crosses the iso-electric line. 2. Heraldry. Descending towards the base of a shield. ΚΠ c1460 Bk. Arms in Ancestor (1904) Apr. 174 (MED) Tomas Porthelyne beryth sylvyr a cheveron goulys iij popye bolles of wert dessendaunte [i.e. poppyheads with their stalks]. 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 42 Their tayles..descendante, percussed, and contercoloured. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. i. 3/2 He beareth Sable, a Dove volant Descendant, in the Dexter corner Argent, in the Glory of the Sun. ?1828 W. Berry Encycl. Heraldica I. sig. 3S4^v Recursant volant..is just the reverse of the eagle in Plate XLIX. fig. 3, which is descendant in the manner this should be ascendant. 1982 A. Gould & D. Siegel Unorthodox Bk. Jewish Rec. & Lists (1989) v. 53 Jewish Coats of Arms:..A black beard and payos descendent against a black background—the coat of arms of the Plonkser Hassidim, early 1700s. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1429
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