1. capable of being inherited or passed down from one generation to another
Usage: legal

Examples

• The family estate was descendible property that passed to the eldest son.
• Under the new law, certain digital assets are now descendible to heirs.
• The court ruled that the patent rights were descendible to the inventor’s children.
• Not all forms of property are descendible under state inheritance laws.
• The lawyer explained which assets were descendible and which would revert to the state.
• Traditional descendible titles often follow strict rules of succession.