plagal cadence plagal • plagate · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · plagal cadence · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic. Synonyms: plagal cadence, amen cadence. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · amen cadence · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070