Etymology From the Latin cadens (“falling”), present active participle of cado (“I fall”). Adjective cadent (comparative more cadent, superlative most cadent) Falling. The 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th houses in Astrology are considered cadent houses. Derived terms intercadent Anagrams T-dance, T dance, decant, dacent, canted, cedant Verb cadent third-person plural future active indicative of cadō