septennial

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US/sɛpˈtɛniəl/

adjective

Of or relating to a 7 year period.

“septennial parliaments... septennial elections...”

OriginLatin septennis →
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Meanings

adjectiveseptennial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a 7 year period.

    septennial parliaments... septennial elections...

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    "Lawgivers were never more mistaken," said Lady Mary, "than when they ordained that the conjugal tie should last through life for better and worse; the last injunction being strictly complied with. There should be septennial marriages, as well as septennial parliaments!"

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “An Act of Parliament”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 189

Origin

  1. Latinseptennis“7-year”
  2. Englishseptennial

From septennium + -al, from Latin septennis (“7-year”), q.v.

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APA

septennial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septennial

MLA

“septennial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septennial. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “septennial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/septennial.

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