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Definition of Cadency
1. Noun. A recurrent rhythmical series.
Definition of Cadency
1. n. Descent of related families; distinction between the members of a family according to their ages.
Definition of Cadency
1. a rhythm [n -CIES] - See also: rhythm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cadency
Literary usage of Cadency
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Heraldry: With Four Hundred and Fifty Illus. Drawn and Engraved on by Charles Boutell (1907)
"cadency. Markt of cadency are temporary or permanent. The Label. ... cadency of
Crests, Badges, &c. Modern cadency. ..."
2. Heraldry, Historical and Popular by Charles Boutell (1864)
"cadency—Plantagenet Shields and Labels . XXXV. Banners, Standard, Helm, and Sail .
... cadency, and Helms XLVI. Shields of Arms, Crest, and Victoria Cross . ..."
3. Heralds and Heraldry in Ben Jonson's Plays, Masques and Entertainments by Arthur Huntington Nason (1907)
"If the difference denote a blood relationship, it is called, preferably, a "mark
of cadency." M Legh, however, calls these marks the "nyne differences for ..."
4. A Treatise on Heraldry, British and Foreign: With English and French Glossaries by John Woodward, George Burnett (1892)
"cadency, OR DIFFERENCING, (j. W.; AND GB) BEFORE armorial bearings had been for
a century in general use it was found necessary to distinguish by their ..."
5. Heraldry, Ancient and Modern: Including Boutell's Heraldry by Charles Boutell, S. T. Aveling (1890)
"199.—EDWARD I., AS PRINCE ROVAL. CHAPTER XVI. cadency AND DIFFERENCING. MARKS of
cadency are certain distinguishing marks or ..."
6. Heraldry, Ancient and Modern: Including Boutell's Heraldry by Charles Boutell, S. T. Aveling (1890)
"199.—EDWARD I., AS PRINCE ROYAL. CHAPTER XVI. cadency AND DIFFERENCING. MARKS of
cadency are certain distinguishing marks or ..."
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