Cadency
cadence (defs 1–7).
Historical Examples
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell
A Complete Guide to Heraldry Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
A Complete Guide to Heraldry Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell
A Complete Guide to Heraldry Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
A Complete Guide to Heraldry Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art John Vinycomb
Shakespeare’s Family Mrs. C. C. Stopes
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell
A Complete Guide to Heraldry Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
noun (pl) -cies
the line of descent from a younger member of a family
another word for cadence
Read Also:
- Cadencing
rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words: the cadence of language. (in free verse) a rhythmic pattern that is nonmetrically structured. the beat, rate, or measure of any rhythmic movement: The chorus line danced in rapid cadence. the flow or rhythm of events, especially the pattern in which something is experienced: the frenetic […]
- Cacosmia
cacosmia
- Cadent-house
any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- Cadential
of, relating to, or constituting a musical cadence. Historical Examples Music: An Art and a Language Walter Raymond Spalding
- Cadenza
an elaborate flourish or showy solo passage, sometimes improvised, introduced near the end of an aria or a movement of a concerto. Historical Examples Plays, Acting and Music Arthur Symons Massimilla Doni Honore de Balzac A Bold Stroke for a Husband Hannah Cowley Violin Mastery Frederick H. Martens The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 […]