descender noun1.
Law.
LME-M18.[Anglo-Norman, use as noun of infinitive = Old & mod. French descendre: see DESCEND, -ER4.]Descent, right of succession.
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descender noun2.
[dɪ'sɛndǝ] M17.[from DESCEND + -ER1.]1. A person who or thing which descends.
M17.2. Typography &
Palaeography. A descending letter; a part or stroke projecting below letters such as x.
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