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Marks of cadency

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cadency \Ca"den*cy\, n.
   Descent of related families; distinction between the members
   of a family according to their ages.

   {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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