From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course; as, to tend, move, roll, look, or take root, downward or downwards.

From a higher to a lower condition; toward misery, humility, disgrace, or ruin.

From a remote time; from an ancestor or predecessor; from one to another in a descending line.

Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous.