Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SEPTENARY

a.[L. septenarius, from septem, seven. ] Consisting of seven; as a sepenary number.

 

SEPTENARY

n.The number seven.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

SEPTENARY Sep "ten *a *ry, n.

 

Defn: The number seven. [R.] Holinshed.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

septenarius

sep te nar i us |ˌseptəˈne (ə )rēəs ˌsɛptəˈnɛriəs | ▶noun ( pl. septenarii |-ˈne (ə )rēˌī | ) Prosody a Latin verse line of seven feet, esp. a trochaic or iambic tetrameter catalectic, used only in comedy. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, from septeni ‘in sevens, ’ from septem ‘seven. ’

 

septenary

sep te nar y |ˈseptəˌnerē sɛpˈtɛnəri | ▶adjective of, relating to, or divided into seven. ▶noun ( pl. septenaries ) a group or set of seven, in particular: • a period of seven years. • Music the seven notes of the diatonic scale. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin septenarius (see septenarius ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

septenarius

septenarius |ˌsɛptɪˈnɛːrɪəs | ▶noun ( pl. septenarii |-rɪʌɪ | ) Prosody a verse line of seven feet, especially a trochaic or iambic tetrameter catalectic. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, from septeni ‘in sevens ’, from septem ‘seven ’.

 

septenary

septenary |ˈsɛptɪn (ə )ri, -ˈtiːn (ə )ri | ▶adjective relating to or divided into seven. ▶noun ( pl. septenaries ) a group or set of seven, in particular: • a period of seven years. • Music the seven notes of the diatonic scale. • a septenarius. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin septenarius (see septenarius ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Septenar

Sep te nar Substantiv, maskulin antike Metrik , der |Septen a r |der Septenar; Genitiv: des Septenars, Plural: die Septenare lateinisches Versmaß, das dem griechischen Tetrameter entspricht

 

Spanish Dictionary

septenario, -ria

septenario, -ria (también setenario )adjetivo 1 Que consta de siete elementos, unidades o guarismos :el número 1 000 000 es septenario; conjunto septenario .2 nombre masculino formal Semana (período de siete días consecutivos ).3 Período de siete días que se dedica a una devoción :la parroquia celebra un septenario penitencial .