descendable en · ADJ
Etymology
From descend + -able.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of descendible.
alt of descendible
The rights of men in ſociety, are neither deviſeable, nor transferable, nor annihilable, but are deſcendable only; and it is not in the power of any generation to intercept finally, and cut off the deſcent.
1791, Thomas Paine, Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution, London: […] J. S. Jordan, […], →OCLC, page 129:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more descendable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most descendable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |