sept
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noun
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
Anthropology. a group believing itself derived from a common ancestor.
Archaic. a clan.
Origin of sept
11510–20; perhaps < Latin sēptum paddock, enclosure, fold (in figurative use, e.g., Sept of Christ)
sept
2[set]
noun French.
Sep
or Sep., Sept
Sept.
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Contemporary Examples of sept
Clinton will spend Sept 4-5 in Beijing, meeting with senior Chinese officials including Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.
In the suit, Sheridan is alleging that Cherry struck her across "the head and face" on Sept 24, 2008, during a rehearsal.
His most recent nuptials were on Sept, 5, 1997, when he married former singer and Playboy bunny Shawn Southwick.
Historical Examples of sept
The other members of the Panch he is at liberty to choose from any got or sept he likes.
Thus the members of the Karsayal sept will not kill or eat a deer.
Your last letter (23d Sept) informs that they were not then completed.
The equivalent Anumolla occurs as an exogamous sept of Kamma.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
For example, Prabhu is a sept, and Krishna Prabhu the name of an individual.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
sept
noun
Word Origin for sept
C16: perhaps variant of sect
Sept
abbreviation for
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