A descent.
Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element.
Moving or sloping downwards.
Becoming lower in pitch.
Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.
A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession
A rolling down.
Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).
The transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).
The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.