septennium

/ sɛpˈtɛnɪəm /

noun

1. a period or cycle of seven years

Word History and Origins

Origin of septennium¹

C19: from Latin, from septem seven + -ennium, from annus year

Example Sentences

De tuo itaque honore, quem nomine tuo adquisisti, et de avere, fac in vita et in morte quod tibi placuerit post illud septennium.

From Project Gutenberg

Amid considerable opposition he began, in 1870, the first of his three periods of administration—the Septennium, as it was termed.

From Project Gutenberg