[ˈkeɪdnsi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the status of a younger branch of a family
(e.g: the arms of younger sons are differenced by marks of cadency)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘rhythm or metrical beat’): based on Latin cadent- ‘falling’, from the verb cadere. The current sense is apparently by association with cadet