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Cadency
Cadency meaning
Alternative form of cadence. | Any systematic way of distinguishing similar coats of arms belonging to members of the same family.
Synonyms of Cadency
Example sentences (3)
In Canadian heraldry, the chess rook is the cadency mark of a fifth daughter.
Marks of cadency are almost unknown, and shields are generally very simple, with only one charge.
These cadency marks are usually shown smaller than normal charges, but it still does not follow that a shield containing such a charge belongs to a cadet branch.