cadency

Example Sentences

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The latest shield under it was Lionel’s—argent, a bend gules distinguished with some sort of label of cadency.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

In modern cadency a Double Quatrefoil is the difference of the ninth son.

From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.

Shakespeare's son-in-law bore the talbots' heads only, which may merely have been a mark of cadency.

From Shakespeare's Family by Stopes, C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael)

In modern English cadency, the difference of the second son, or house.

From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.

It is not a little remarkable that the arms of neither shield nor surcoat bear any label or mark of cadency, but are simply royal arms.

From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William