in decrement

phrase

Waning.

Opposite
in increment
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Meanings

phrase
  1. governmentWaning.

    It is an observation amongst Fishermen, that when the Moon is in her Decrement or Wane (as we commonly call it) these […]

    1664, John Guillim, A Display of Heraldrie, page 238
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    […] Crest - A fawn's head holding in its mouth a moon in its decrement and gorged with a wreath of pears slipped on the […]

    1921, Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain, page 750

    LUKIN -2- A : Argent, on a bendlet thrice embattled gules, masoned sable, three crescent moons in their decrement in bend Or. […] […] between fesswise a crescent moon in her increment and one in her decrement argent.

    1992, Donald R. Mandich, Joseph Anthony Placek, Russian Heraldry and Nobility, Dramco

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
in increment
Cite this entry
APA

in decrement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20decrement

MLA

“in decrement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20decrement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in decrement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20decrement.

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