DESCENT, in Heraldry, is used to express the coming down of any thing from above; as, a lion en descent is a lion with his head towards the base points, and his heels towards one of the corners of the chief, as if he were leaping down from some high place.
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DESCHAMPS, FRANCIS, a French poet, born in Champagne, was the author of a tragedy entitled Cato of Utica, and a history of the French theatre. He died at Paris in 1747.