desinent
Des"i*nent, a. Etym: [L. desinens, p. pr. of desinere, desitum, to leave off, cease; de- + sinere to let, allow.] Defn: Ending; forming an end; lowermost. [Obs.] "Their desinent parts, fish." B. Jonson.
Des"i*nent, a. Etym: [L. desinens, p. pr. of desinere, desitum, to leave off, cease; de- + sinere to let, allow.] Defn: Ending; forming an end; lowermost. [Obs.] "Their desinent parts, fish." B. Jonson.