cadency

American  

[keyd-n-see] / ˈkeɪd n si /

noun

plural

cadencies

1. cadence.

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cadency British  

/ ˈkeɪdənsɪ /

noun

1. the line of descent from a younger member of a family

2. another word for cadence

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Etymology

Origin of cadency

First recorded in 1620–30; cad(ence) + -ency

Example Sentences

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

Certainly no quarter of a town could use a mark of cadency below a bendlet, and Florence was more careful than most Italian towns to be precise in her heraldry.

From Donatello, by Lord Balcarres by Crawford, David Lindsay, Earl of

Here are only numbers ratified, but for the elegancy, facility, and golden cadency of poesy, caret.

From The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Bacon, Delia

What were the peculiar marks of cadency used by the heirs to the crown, apparent and presumptive, after the accession of the Stuarts?

From Notes and Queries, Number 46, September 14, 1850 by Various

Shakespeare's son-in-law bore the talbots' heads only, which may merely have been a mark of cadency.

From Shakespeare's Family by Stopes, C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael)