Home › Words › D › descendencydescendencydescendency means the property of descendence.EtymologyFrom descend + -ency.nounThe property of descendence.e.g.“The tool performs a descendency check to ensure the object is in fact a descendant before allowing the operation to proceed.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.descendance 90% match — The property of being a descendant; descent. vs descendency →descendancy 87% match — The quality or condition of being a descendant. vs descendency →descendence 84% match — The act of descending; descent. vs descendency →descendibility 81% match — The characteristic of being descendible; inheritability by an heir. vs descendency →descendible 75% match — Of property: able to pass by descent; inheritable by heirs. vs descendency →descendental 73% match — Relating to descendants. vs descendency →descension 73% match — Descent; the act of descending. vs descendency →descensional 73% match — Relating to descension. vs descendency →