sept

¹ American  

[sept] / sɛpt /

noun

1. (in Scotland) a branch of a clan.

2. Anthropology.  a group believing itself derived from a common ancestor.

3. Archaic.  a clan.

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sept ² American  

[set] / sɛt /

noun

French.

1. the number seven.

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Sept. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. September. Also Sep.

2. Septuagint.

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Sept ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. September

2. Septuagint

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sept ² British  

/ sɛpt /

noun

1. anthropol a clan or group that believes itself to be descended from a common ancestor

2. a branch of a tribe or nation, esp in medieval Ireland or Scotland

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Etymology

Origin of sept

1510–20; perhaps < Latin sēptum paddock, enclosure, fold (in figurative use, e.g., Sept of Christ )

Example Sentences

In Plainfield, New Jersey, two people died when a car was sept away by floodwaters as the storm hit, Governor Murphy said on Tuesday.

From BBC

The White Worm found and “tucked away” Aegon beneath the altar in the sept, of all places?

From New York Times

The Massachusetts attorney general filed a lawsuit against Equifax on Sept. 19 sept 19 seeking civil damages and other payments.

From New York Times

But perhaps that speaks to why she’s become such a terrifying force, compelling not in spite of the fact that she massacred a whole sept full of people, but because of it.

From The Verge

The baby sept six weeks in the hospital.

From Seattle Times