descendencia

descendants

noun des-sen-DEN-syah Rare

Origin: Latin 'descendentia', from 'descendere' (to descend).

Also means

offspring, lineage

Usage Note

Descendencia is a collective noun referring to one's descendants as a group or to one's bloodline — it is rarely pluralized in ordinary use. It differs from descendiente (a single descendant, countable noun). A common construction is dejar descendencia (to leave descendants, i.e. to have children). The word carries a slightly formal or literary register compared to hijos or prole.

Examples

"El rey murió sin dejar descendencia."

Natural Translation

The king died without leaving any descendants.

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