Etymology

descent

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Today it means: An instance of descending; act of coming down. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman descente
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromdescendre“to descend”
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromdescente
  3. English todaydescent

From Middle English and Anglo-Norman descente, from Anglo-Norman descendre (“to descend”); see descend. Compare ascent, ascend. Doublet of desant.

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