DESCENT

(noun) the act of changing your location in a downward direction
(noun) properties attributable to your ancestry
"he comes from good origins"
synonyms : extraction , origin
(noun) a movement downward
(noun) the descendants of one individual
"his entire lineage has been warriors"
synonyms : ancestry , blood , blood line , bloodline , line , line of descent , lineage , origin , parentage , pedigree , stemma , stock
The Charles' household boasts a pedigree of great distinction. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a downward slope or bend
synonyms : declension , declination , decline , declivity , downslope , fall
(noun) the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
synonyms : filiation , line of descent , lineage

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