descent

Noun

• the descendants of one individual
  • his entire lineage has been warriors
    

• a downward slope or bend

• the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

• the act of changing your location in a downward direction

• properties attributable to your ancestry
  • he comes from good origins
    

• a movement downward

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  declivity , fall , decline , declination , declension , downslope , line of descent , lineage , filiation , origin , extraction
• Antonyms: 
  ascent , acclivity , rise , raise , climb , upgrade