n. [ L. decidens falling off. ] A falling off. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } n. [ LL. decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. décadence. See Decay. ] A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. “The old castle, where the family lived in their decadence.” Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]