Category:Septenary

Sep"ten*a*ry, a. Etym: [l. septenairus, from septeni seven each, Septem seven: cf. F. septénaire. See seven. ]

1. Consisting of, or relating to, seven; as, a septenary number. I. Watts.

2. Lasting seven years; continuing seven years. "septenary penance." Fuller.

Septenary Sep"ten*a*ry, n.

Defn: the number seven. [r.] Holinshed.