Descendent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Descendent \De*scend"ent\, a. [L. descendens, -entis, p. pr. of
     descendre. Cf. {Descendant}.]
     Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           More than mortal grace


           Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race. --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  descendent
       adj : going or coming down [syn: {descendant}]
       n : a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
           [syn: {descendant}] [ant: {ancestor}]