descension









descension


noun

  1. Astrology. the part of the zodiac in which the influence of a planet is weakest.Compare exaltation(def 6).
  2. descent.
n.

early 15c., from Old French descension, from Latin descensionem (nominative descensio) “a going down, descending,” noun of action from descensus, past participle of descendere (see descend).

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