Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Descendant /dĭs-ĕn'-dənt/ · De·scend·ant · IPA /dɪˈsɛndənt/ a. n. 01 a. Descendent. 1. Descendent. 02 n. One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant. 1. One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant. “Our first parents and their descendants.” — Hale. “The descendant of so many kings and emperors.” — Burke.