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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Discendent, ppl. a. [L. dēscendent- ppl. stem of dēscendere.] Of a planet: Descendant. — 1513 Doug. i. v. 2, comm.
That Venus was … discendent, and nocht in hir strenth
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"Discendent ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 8 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/discendent>
