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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

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

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 ).