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g, however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant. Our first parents and their descendants. Hale. The descendant of so many kings and emperors. Burke.

he present royal family to the crown of England, and expressly abjuring allegiance to the descendants of the Pretender. Brande & C.

A descendant of Adam; a human being.

e of America; -- originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United States. The name American must always exalt the pride of patriotism. Washington.

, Anglo-Irish. Anglo-American, . Of or pertaining to the English and Americans, or to the descendants of Englishmen in America. -- n. A descendant from English ancestors born in America, or the United States. Anglo-Danish, a. Of or pertaining to the English and Danes, or to the Danes who settled in England. Anglo-Indi…

, or true, Catholic Church, of which they consider the Church of England to be the lineal descendant.

logy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant. Ayliffe.

A descendant of Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin. Judg. iii. 15.

A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain African races.

Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian, n., 2.

A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.

of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as, the English branch of a family. His father, a younger branch of the ancient stock. Carew.

y (Her.), bearings indicating the position of the bearer as older or younger son, or as a descendant of an older or younger son. See Difference (Her.).

A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of Noah.

e of people, who formerly inhabited a great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose descendants at the present day occupy Ireland, Wales, the Highlands of Scotland, and the northern shores of France. [Written also Kelt. The letter C was pronounced hard in Celtic languages.]

A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; -- in law, legitimate offspring. Used also of animals and plants.

One of the white natives of the Bahama Islands or one of their descendants in the Florida Keys; -- so called from the commonness of the conch there, or because they use it for food.

An Egyptian race thought to be descendants of the ancient Egyptians.

in a coat of arms; -- often used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and his descendants.

A descendant of Cush, the son of Ham and grandson of Noah.