septennial

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin septennium (“a period of seven years”).

Adjective

septennial (not comparable)

1. Lasting or continuing seven years.

   septennial parliaments

2. Happening or returning once in every seven years.

   septennial elections in England

Further reading

• “septennial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “septennial”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “septennial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• antispleen