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descendancies

descendancies is the plural of descendancy.

Meaning of descendancy

Noun

descendancy (countable and uncountable, plural descendancies)

  1. (uncountable) The 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. (countable) Descendants 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. (uncountable) The opposite of ascendancy; the condition of being in the process of losing power or control.

Questions about descendancies

What is descendancies the plural of?
Descendancies is the plural of descendancy.

Words near descendancies in the dictionary

  1. descend into the arena
  2. descend on
  3. descend upon
  4. descendable
  5. descendance
  6. descendancies
  7. descendancy
  8. descendant
  9. descendantless
  10. descendants
  11. descended

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