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Meaning of descendants
The primary meaning of the word "descendants" refers to the people who are related to a particular person or family through birth.
Etymology of descendants
The word "descendants" has its roots in the Latin word "descendere", which means "to come down" or "to descend".
The word entered the English language in the 15th century and has been used to refer to people who are related to a particular person or family through birth.
Synonyms
heirs
offspring
progeny
successors
inheritors
beneficiaries
issue
scions
children
grandchildren
great-grandchildren
ancestors
family
lineage
bloodline
heritage
posterity
progenitors
forebears
ancestors
inheritors
successors
inheritresses
beneficiaries
heirs apparent
next of kin
kinsfolk
relatives
kin
folk
people
relations
offspring
spawn
brood
litter
Definitions
- The word "descendants" is defined by Oxford Languages as the people who are related to a particular person or family through birth, or the people who come after a particular person or group in a line of descent.
- It can also refer to the people who inherit property, titles, or other things from their ancestors.
Usage Examples
- The king's descendants still live in the castle today.
- The company is owned and operated by the descendants of the founder.
- The descendants of the original settlers still celebrate their heritage with an annual festival.
Antonyms
ancestors
predecessors
forebears
antecedents
precursors
progenitors
predecessors
forerunners
pioneers
founders
initiators
instigators
ancestors
precursors
antecedents
predecessors
forerunners
forefathers
foremothers