Cadency

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cadency
       n : a recurrent rhythmical series [syn: {cadence}]