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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

septennium

a period of seven years;

septem

seven +

annus

year. See

, and

Lasting or continuing seven years;

as,

septennial

parliaments

Happening or returning once in every seven years;

as,

septennial

elections in England

Adj.

[L. septennis; septem, seven, and annus, year.]

1. Lasting or continuing seven years; as septennial parliaments.

2. Happening or returning once in wvery seven years; as septennial elections in England.