cadency mark
noun
: an addition to a coat of arms to mark the position of the bearer with respect to a present or former head of the family
called also mark of cadency
compare difference, annulet, crescent, cross moline, double quatrefoil, fleur-de-lis, label, martlet, mullet, rose, bordure
Word History
First Known Use
1878, in the meaning defined above
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