septenary

noun

sep·tenary | \ sepˈtenərē, ˈseptəˌnerē, sepˈtēnərē\

plural -es

Definition of septenary

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 archaic : a group or set of seven specifically : septennium

2 : a fourteener (as the trochaic tetrameter catalectic in medieval Latin verse, the iambic verse of seven and a half feet of Middle English poetry) often printed in two lines

— called also septenar, septenarius

septenary

adjective

sep·tenary | \ (ˈ)sep¦tenərē, ˈseptəˌnerē, (ˈ)sep¦tēnərē\

Definition of septenary (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : of or relating to the number seven or to a septenary

2 : septuple

History and Etymology for septenary

Noun

Latin septenarius, from septenarius of or relating to seven

Adjective

Latin septenarius, from septeni seven each, seven (from septem seven) + -arius -ary

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