An archaic or obsolete term, possibly relating to cadence or a type of formal dance position or movement.
Possibly derived from 'cadence' with French-influenced suffixing, or from Italian 'cadessa.' The word appears in historical dance manuals but its exact etymology is unclear.
This word is so obscure that it appears in only a handful of surviving historical documents about 17th-century court dancing—it's like finding a note from a dance that nobody remembers.
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