cadency

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

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

In modern cadency the heraldic rose is the difference of the seventh son.

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

This eliminates the need for an elaborate system of cadency, though to prevent confusion, the spouse's and heir's arms are differenced.

From Concordance A Terran Empire concordance by Wilson, Ann

When, with the quiet and poignant brevity of it, there mingles the cadency and sweetness of verse—"the soul of the hearer has nothing more to desire."

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 by Various