septennial
English
Etymology
From Late Latin septennium (“a period of seven years”).
Adjective
septennial (not comparable)
- Lasting or continuing seven years.
- septennial parliaments
- Happening or returning once in every seven years.
- septennial elections in England
Further reading
- septennial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- septennial in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- septennial at OneLook Dictionary Search
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