descendancy

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noun

The quality or condition of being a descendant.

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Meanings

noundescendancy (countable and uncountable, plural descendancies)

plural descendancies

  1. uncountableThe quality or condition of being a descendant.

    The principal concern of the priestly writers was to legitimate the role of Aaron by demonstrating his descendancy from the priestly lineage of Levi.

    1993, Stephen J. Binz, The God of Freedom and Life: A Commentary on the Book of Exodus
  2. countableDescendants considered collectively.

    His sections in the book include Types of Genealogical Projects (pedigrees, lineages, descendancies, relationships).

    1989, Ontario Genealogical Society, Families, Volumes 28-29
  3. uncountableThe opposite of ascendancy; the condition of being in the process of losing power or control.

Origin

From descend + -ancy.

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APA

descendancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descendancy

MLA

“descendancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descendancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “descendancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/descendancy.

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