| slovo | definícia |
Cadency
(gcide) | Cadency \Ca"den*cy\, 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] |
cadency
(wn) | cadency
n 1: a recurrent rhythmical series [syn: cadence, cadency] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
decadency
(encz) | decadency, |
Decadency
(gcide) | Decadence \De*ca"dence\, Decadency \De*ca"den*cy\, n. [LL.
decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. d['e]cadence. See
Decay.]
A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. "The old
castle, where the family lived in their decadence." --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster] |
Marks of cadency
(gcide) | Cadency \Ca"den*cy\, 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] |
Recadency
(gcide) | Recadency \Re*ca"den*cy\ (r[=e]*k[=a]"den*s[y^]), n.
A falling back or descending a second time; a relapse. --W.
Montagu.
[1913 Webster] |
cadency
(wn) | cadency
n 1: a recurrent rhythmical series [syn: cadence, cadency] |
decadency
(wn) | decadency
n 1: the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
[syn: degeneracy, degeneration, decadence,
decadency] |
|