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 • Jul. 15, 2025

"Married sept 2020-Hopefully Italian dream wedding oct 2021."

From Fox News • Dec. 21, 2020

Source: An Ipsos poll of 27,00 adults in 27 countries conducted from Aug. 21 to sept.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2020

See the suspenseful build to Cersei’s pyrotechnic coup — crosscutting from sept to keep to the bowels of King’s Landing — an old technique in thrillers, relatively new to “Thrones.”

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2016

Septon Barre could only curse them, but Ser Hubard Rambton led his three sons to the sept to defend their gods.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin