A lineal descendant, in legal usage, is a blood relative in the direct line of descent – the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. of a person.

What does descendents mean?

1 : someone related to a person or group of people who lived at an earlier time. 2 : a thing that comes from something that existed at an earlier time. descendant. noun. de·​scen·​dant.

What is an example of a descendent?

Descendant is defined as an offspring of a particular person. An example of a descendant is a man being the great, great grandson of someone. ... A person's child, grandchild, great-grandchild, or other offspring in the direct line of descent.