Explore Descendancy through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Descendancy in a sentence
Descendancy meaning
- The quality or condition of being a descendant.
- Descendants considered collectively.
- The opposite of ascendancy; the condition of being in the process of losing power or control.
Using Descendancy
- The main meaning on this page is: The quality or condition of being a descendant. | Descendants considered collectively. | The opposite of ascendancy; the condition of being in the process of losing power or control.
- In the example corpus, descendancy often appears in combinations such as: descendancy of.
Context around Descendancy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Descendancy
- In this selection, "descendancy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include ensure a descendancy of nobility and note that descendancy of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "descendancy" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with descendancy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Note that descendancy of the Julii Caesares before the generation of Julius Caesar's grandfather is in part conjectural, but as presented by scholars. (24 words)
The claims might have been made to ensure a descendancy of nobility, considering only a high placed family can be made such a position. citation Kings of the Akkad Dynasty. (30 words)
The claims might have been made to ensure a descendancy of nobility, considering only a high placed family can be made such a position. citation Kings of the Akkad Dynasty. (30 words)
Note that descendancy of the Julii Caesares before the generation of Julius Caesar's grandfather is in part conjectural, but as presented by scholars. (24 words)
Example sentences (2)
Note that descendancy of the Julii Caesares before the generation of Julius Caesar's grandfather is in part conjectural, but as presented by scholars.
The claims might have been made to ensure a descendancy of nobility, considering only a high placed family can be made such a position. citation Kings of the Akkad Dynasty.
Common combinations with descendancy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- descendancy of 2×