[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cadency \ca"dency\, n.
   descent of related families; distinction between the members
   of a family according to their ages.
   1913 webster

   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..
      1913 webster
see also:
marks of cadency difference 

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