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descendible en · ADJ

Etymology

From descend + -ible.

Meanings

1. Of property: able to pass by descent; inheritable by heirs.
   • 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:
2. Able to be physically descended.
   • Used most often in backcountry and extreme skiing lingo, where finding a descendible line may well ensure your survival. 2009, Marcia McFee, Karen Foster, Spiritual Adventures in the Snow:

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descendibility