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Webster 1913 Edition

Novercal

No-ver′cal

,
Adj.
[L.
novennis
of nine years;
novem
nine +
annus
year.]
Done or recurring every ninth year.

No-ver′cal

,
Adj.
[L.
novercalis
, from
noverca
a stepmother.]
Of or pertaining to a stepmother; suitable to, or in the manner of, a stepmother.
Derham.

Webster 1828 Edition

Novercal

NOVER'CAL

,
Adj.
[L. a step-mother.] Pertaining to a step-mother; suitable to a step-mother; in the manner of a step-mother.

Definition 2024

novercal

novercal

English

Adjective

novercal ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a stepmother.
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Synonyms

Etymology

Latin novercalis, from noverca a stepmother.

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