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

What were the peculiar marks of cadency used by the heirs to the crown, apparent and presumptive, after the accession of the Stuarts?

From Notes and Queries, Number 46, September 14, 1850 by Various

In modern 125 cadency the fleur de lys is the difference of the sixth son, or house.

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

In the third generation the mark of cadency is again superimposed upon the two preceding differences, producing, at length, unutterable confusion.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony

Certainly no quarter of a town could use a mark of cadency below a bendlet, and Florence was more careful than most Italian towns to be precise in her heraldry.

From Donatello, by Lord Balcarres by Crawford, David Lindsay, Earl of