cadent
[keyd-nt]
adjective
Origin of cadent
1580–90; < Latin cadent-, (stem of cadēns falling, present participle of cadere), equivalent to cad- fall + -ent- -ent
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Historical Examples of cadent
If they should be in a cadent position the native will travel a great deal.
The Influence of the StarsRosa Baughan
I saw no horses, no sign of life; heard no sound but the cadent wail of the ash-grey birds in their flights.
Henry BrockenWalter J. de la Mare
Any planet posited in a Cadent House is regarded as weak in its effects on the native.
The Influence of the StarsRosa Baughan
Cadent a latere tuo mille, et decem millia a dextris tuis; ad te autem non approprinquabit.
Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta FamilyElizabeth Rundle Charles
Grace That cadent girdles the invisible waves Of flute and harp is born of faining limbs, And hide them who may see it?
The Mortal Gods and Other PlaysOlive Tilford Dargan
cadent
adjective
Word Origin for cadent
C16: from Latin cadēns falling, from cadere to fall
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