descendant
1. de.scen.dant or de.scen.dent \di-'sen-d*nt\ aj [MF & L; MF descendant, fr. L descendent-, descendens, prp. o]f descendere 1: DESCENDING 2: proceeding from an ancestor or source 2. descendant or descendent n [F & L; F descendant, fr. LL descendent-, descendens, fr. L,]prp. of descendere 1: one descended from another or from a common stock 2: one deriving directly from a precursor or prototype