In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
DESCENDENT
descendant, descendent
(adjective) proceeding by descent from an ancestor; “descendent gene”
descendant, descendent
(adjective) going or coming down
descendant, descendent
(noun) a person considered as descended from some ancestor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
descendent (not comparable)
descending; going down
descending from (an ancestor)
Noun
descendent (plural descendents)
{a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race}
Usage notes
It may be spelt either with an a or with an e in the final syllable
Source: Wiktionary
De*scend"ent, a. Etym: [L. descendens, -entis, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. Descendant.]
Definition: Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source. More than mortal grace Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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