sept

¹

[sept]

noun

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

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

3. Archaic.,  a clan.

sept

²

[set]

noun

French.

1. the number seven.

Sept.

³

abbreviation

1. September. Also Sep.

2. Septuagint.

Sept

¹

abbreviation

1. September

2. Septuagint

sept

²

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sept¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sept¹

C16: perhaps variant of _sect

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