discen se

[Lat. des census.] Descent; succe ion. "With vthir princis porturit in that place, From the begynning of thare fyrst discense . " Douglas, Virgil , 211, 26. *dis-çent-ine, a. [Eng. discent =descent, and suff.-ine.] Lineal; in regular descent. "By the discentine line of Kings from the Conquest."Nashe: Lenten Stuff. ( Davies.) *dis-çěp-cion, *dis-çěp'-cione, s. [O. Fr. discepter=to debate or plead a cause; Lat. discepto .] The determination of causes in consequence of debate, without the nece ity of renewed citations. ( Jamie son .) "For the discepcione of the king is liegis be aulde summon dis."- Act. Dom, Conc. (an. 1492), p. 298.