Cadency

Cadency
Cadency Ca"den*cy, n. Descent of related families; distinction between the members of a family according to their ages. [1913 Webster]

{Marks of cadency} (Her.), bearings indicating the position of the bearer as older or younger son, or as a descendant of an older or younger son. See {Difference} (Her.). [1913 Webster]


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  • cadency — noun (plural cies) Date: 1627 cadence …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cadency — /kayd n see/, n., pl. cadencies. cadence (defs. 1 7). [1620 30; CAD(ENCE) + ENCY] * * * …   Universalium

  • cadency — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The patterned, recurring alternation of contrasting elements, such as stressed and unstressed notes in music: beat, cadence, measure, meter, rhythm, swing. See REPETITION …   English dictionary for students

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  • cadency — noun chiefly Heraldry the status of a younger branch of a family. Origin C17 (in the sense rhythm or metrical beat ): based on L. cadent , cadere to fall ; the current sense is appar. by assoc. with cadet …   English new terms dictionary

  • cadency — ca·den·cy …   English syllables

  • cadency — ca•den•cy [[t]ˈkeɪd n si[/t]] n. pl. cies cadence • Etymology: 1620–30 …   From formal English to slang

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