cadency
Americannoun
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cadencies
plural
noun
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the line of descent from a younger member of a family
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another word for cadence
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Origin of cadency
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The latest shield under it was Lionel’s—argent, a bend gules distinguished with some sort of label of cadency.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
It is not a little remarkable that the arms of neither shield nor surcoat bear any label or mark of cadency, but are simply royal arms.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by William Andrews
In modern 125 cadency the fleur de lys is the difference of the sixth son, or house.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by R. B. Utting
This eliminates the need for an elaborate system of cadency, though to prevent confusion, the spouse's and heir's arms are differenced.
From Concordance A Terran Empire concordance by Ann Wilson
In the third generation the mark of cadency is again superimposed upon the two preceding differences, producing, at length, unutterable confusion.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Mark Antony Lower
The characteristic quality is often found in an improvised arrangement of words which makes the dominant feeling that of mingling words and cadencies successfully.
From Religious Folk-Songs of the Southern Negroes by Howard W. Odum
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