† reˈcadency Obs.—1
[f. med.L. recad-ĕre to fall back + -ency: cf. cadency.]
A falling back, recidivation, backsliding.
| 1648 W. Mountague Devout Ess., Addr. to Court a 4 One patern of relapse and retrogradation..is apt to render many sincere progressions in the first fervor, suspected of unsoundness and recadency. |