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 the heraldic rose is the difference of the seventh son.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.
By a curious divergence the bordure wavy is not a mark of illegitimacy in Scotland, but a mark of perfectly legitimate cadency.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.
In modern cadency it is the difference of the eighth son.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.
In modern cadency an unpierced mullet is the difference of the third son.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.
