- descendant⇄adj. descending; going or coming down.
- descendant⇄descendant, noun, adjective.
- descendant⇄noun 1. a person born of a certain family or group.
Ex. a descendant of the Pilgrims.
2. an offspring; child, great-grandchild, and so on. You are a direct descendant of your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and earlier ancestors.