sept

[ sept ]

/ sɛpt /

noun

(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.

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

Archaic. a clan.

Nearby words

sepoy, sepoy rebellion, seppo, seppuku, sepsis, sept, sept-, sept-îles, sept., septa, septage

Origin of sept

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

Definition for sept (2 of 4)

sept

[ set ]

/ sɛt /

noun French.

the number seven.

Definition for sept (3 of 4)

Sep

or Sep., Sept

September.

Definition for sept (4 of 4)

Sept.

September.

Septuagint.

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His most recent nuptials were on Sept, 5, 1997, when he married former singer and Playboy bunny Shawn Southwick.
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Marriage is forbidden between members of the same sept and between first and second cousins.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell

A man must not marry within his own sept or that of his mother, nor may he marry a first cousin.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
Seker is, indeed, confounded in places with Sept, and even with Geb.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt|Lewis Spence
A sept of the Uika clan of Gonds in Betūl, so named because their priest rode on an ass in crossing a river.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)|R.V. Russell
Marriage within the sept is prohibited and for three generations between persons related through females.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for sept (1 of 2)

sept

/ (sɛpt) /

noun

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

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

Word Origin for sept

C16: perhaps variant of sect

British Dictionary definitions for sept (2 of 2)

Sept

abbreviation for

September

Septuagint

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