Meaning & use
Descendance
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The state or fact of being descended from an ancestor; lineage or descent.
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The family traced its descendance back to early settlers of the region.
The book explores the descendance of several royal houses across Europe.
A note on using this word
"Descendance" is a less common alternative to "descent," appearing mainly in genealogical or formal writing influenced by the French "descendance."
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