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Definition of Descends
1. descend [v] - See also: descend
Lexicographical Neighbors of Descends
Literary usage of Descends
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Switzerland and the Adjacent Portions of Italy, Savoy and the Tyrol by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1872)
"On arriving at the little 'Lamm' Inn, a toll of 'Ja fr., or l fr. for a party of
3 or more, is levied for the construction of the path. The road descends ..."
2. The Rhine from Rotterdam to Constance: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1906)
"The line descends into the valley of the Aar and follows it to (101/2 M.)
Bahn-Wehen (1144 ft.), Bleidenstadt (12 M.), and — 16 M. Schwalbach. ..."
3. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1890)
"The hereditary right to receive the writ the real basis of peerage. Feudal rule
of primogeniture. Peerage by writ descends by operation ol law to the heirs ..."
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