cadent house

noun

, Astrology.

1. any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cadent house¹

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

Any planet posited in a Cadent House is regarded as weak in its effects on the native.

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