Synonyms for cadency


Grammar : Noun
Spell : keyd-n-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪd n si


Définition of cadency

  • noun rhythm
Example sentences :
  • In modern English cadency, the difference of the second son, or house.
  • Extract from : « The Handbook to English Heraldry » by Charles Boutell
  • The first crosslet is charged with an annulet, probably as a mark of cadency.
  • Extract from : « A Complete Guide to Heraldry » by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  • The Mounteneys further difference their common arms, for Cadency, after this manner.
  • Extract from : « The Handbook to English Heraldry » by Charles Boutell
  • This point will be treated more fully under "Marks of Cadency."
  • Extract from : « A Complete Guide to Heraldry » by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  • Shakespeare's son-in-law bore the talbots' heads only, which may merely have been a mark of cadency.
  • Extract from : « Shakespeare's Family » by Mrs. C. C. Stopes
  • The martlet is the appropriate “difference” or mark of cadency for the fourth son.
  • Extract from : « Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art » by John Vinycomb
  • I must be content to illustrate these various forms of Cadency with a few examples only.
  • Extract from : « The Handbook to English Heraldry » by Charles Boutell
  • The rule is also disregarded entirely as regards augmentations and Scottish cadency bordures.
  • Extract from : « A Complete Guide to Heraldry » by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  • When any charge, ordinary, or mark of cadency surmounts a single object, that object is termed "debruised" by that ordinary.
  • Extract from : « A Complete Guide to Heraldry » by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  • In England, crests are theoretically subject to marks of cadency and difference.
  • Extract from : « A Complete Guide to Heraldry » by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

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