marks of cadency

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marks of cadency - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cadency \Ca"den*cy\, n.
     Descent of related families; distinction between the members
     of a family according to their ages.
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     Marks of cadency (Her.), bearings indicating the position
        of the bearer as older or younger son, or as a descendant
        of an older or younger son. See Difference (Her.).
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