descendible

English

Etymology

descend +‎ -ible

Adjective

descendible (comparative more descendible, superlative most descendible)

1. (law) Of property: able to pass by descent; inheritable by heirs.
   • 1791, Thomas Paine, Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke’s Attack on the French Revolution, London: […] J. S. Jordan, […], →OCLC, page 129:

     The rights of men in ſociety, are neither deviſeable, nor transferable, nor annihilable, but are deſcendable only; and it is not in the power of any generation to intercept finally, and cut off the deſcent.

2. Able to be physically descended.
   • 2009, Marcia McFee, Karen Foster, Spiritual Adventures in the Snow:

     Used most often in backcountry and extreme skiing lingo, where finding a descendible line may well ensure your survival.

Alternative forms

• descendable

Derived terms

• descendibility