1. (adv.) From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course; as, to tend, move, roll, look, or take root, downward or downwards.
2. (adv.) From a higher to a lower condition; toward misery, humility, disgrace, or ruin.
3. (adv.) From a remote time; from an ancestor or predecessor; from one to another in a descending line.
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