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A crescent marking a second son.
Also known as: Second son cadency mark, Heraldic cadency crescent
In English cadency a small crescent placed on a shield marks the arms of a second son and his descendants.
Marks the arms of a second son within the English cadency system.
Contexts: History
Passes to that son's descendants, so a crescent on modern arms records a branch rather than an individual's birth order.
Contexts: History
Is permanent, unlike the label the catalogue already holds, which marks an eldest son only during his father's lifetime and is removed on succession.
Contexts: History
A small curved crescent shape with its two points turned upward, placed in the upper part of the shield.