sennight

or se'n·night

[ sen-ahyt, -it ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. a week.

sennight

/ ˈsɛnaɪt /

noun

1. See week
   an archaic word for week

Word History and Origins

Origin of sennight¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English sevenyht, seoveniht(e), sennyght, etc., Old English seofon nihta; seven, night

Word History and Origins

Origin of sennight¹

Old English seofan nihte; see seven , night

Example Sentences

But as all this is very uncertain, I direct you and My Lady to appear in town to-morrow sennight.

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On the day sennight after my trial at the Old Bailey, I prepared in due form to pay him a visit.

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I, too, am a clerk of a sort, for Henriet tonsured me on Wednesday sennight.

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To-morrow thy father and mother come home, and thy baby-brother, and to-day sennight thy little cousins come to visit thee.

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He'll be working at throwing you out, some of you, same as he did young Bobby on Sunday sennight.

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