Descender: alternatives and connections

An inguinal hernia; esp. that incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a swelling ther…

A chemical vessel consisting of two portions unequally exposed to the heat of the fire, and with connecting pipes or passages, through…

The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; als…

To come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to be derived; to proceed by generation or by transmission; to fall or pass by inh…

One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant.

Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or special custom descends to the heir along with the inheritance; any piece…

The holding or occupation of an inheritable estate which descends from the ancestor to two or more persons; coheirship.

A coheir, or one of two or more persons to whom an estate of inheritance descends jointly, and by whom it is held as one estate.

The exclusive right of inheritance which belongs to the eldest son. Thus in England the right of inheriting the estate of the father b…

The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.