cade

¹

[ keyd ]

noun

1. a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid oil of cade, used in treating skin diseases.

cade

²

[ keyd ]

adjective

1. Eastern New England and British. (of the young of animals) abandoned or left by the mother and raised by humans:

   a cade lamb.

Cade

³

[ keyd ]

noun

1. Jack, died 1450, English rebel during the reign of Henry VI, based in Kent.

-cade

⁴

1. a combining form extracted from cavalcade, used with the meaning “procession” in the formation of compound words:

   motorcade; tractorcade.

Cade

¹

/ keɪd /

noun

1. CadeJack1450MEnglishPOLITICS: rebel leader Jack. died 1450, English leader of the Kentish rebellion against the misgovernment of Henry VI (1450)

cade

²

/ keɪd /

adjective

1. (of a young animal) left by its mother and reared by humans, usually as a pet

cade

³

/ keɪd /

noun

1. a juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus of the Mediterranean region, the wood of which yields an oily brown liquid ( oil of cade ) used to treat skin ailments

-cade

⁴

combining form

1. indicating a procession of a specified kind

   motorcade

Word History and Origins

Origin of cade¹

1565–75; < Middle French < Provençal; akin to Late Latin catanum; perhaps originally a plant name in a substratum language of the Alps and Pyrenees

Origin of cade²

1425–75; late Middle English cad ( e ), of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of cade¹

C15: of unknown origin

Origin of cade²

C16: via Old French from Old Provençal, from Medieval Latin catanus

Origin of cade³

abstracted from cavalcade

Example Sentences

Cade Hatton, co-chair of the LGBTQIA+ Greens group, said Ms Devulapalli's comments at the hustings were "just the most recent thing in a long list of things that have made people uncomfortable".

From BBC

Kakkar has a later over-the-top turn as the elderly Alexander Iden, who gives Cade his just deserts despite her character’s conspicuous frailty.

From Los Angeles Times

And speaking of Cade, Sessions’ flamboyant performance as the agent of anarchy bounds across the stage with a “Spamalot”-level of madcap brio.

From Los Angeles Times

And a Mike Pence reference is comically smuggled in when Cade’s rebellion goes into murderous overdrive.

From Los Angeles Times

Cade Metz writes about artificial intelligence, driverless cars, robotics, virtual reality and other emerging areas of technology.

From New York Times