SEPTENNIAL


Meaning of SEPTENNIAL in English

— septennially , adv.

/sep ten"ee euhl/ , adj.

1. occurring every seven years.

2. of or for seven years.

n.

3. something that occurs every seven years.

[ 1630-40; septenni ( s ) (L septuennis ) seven years old ( sept ( em ) SEVEN + -enn-, comb. form of annus year + -is adj. suffix) + -AL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .