sept
oxford
views updated May 17 2018sept / sept/ •
n. a clan, originally one in Ireland.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
sept
oxford
views updated May 17 2018sept a clan, originally one in
Ireland; the term is recorded from the early 16th century, and is probably a variant of
sect.
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES
sept
oxford
views updated May 23 2018sept (Irish) clan. XVI. poss. alt. of
sect (also so used XVI); cf. AL.
septus (XVI), and medL.
septa, repr. OF.
sette sect, It.
setta.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
Sept
gale
views updated May 14 2018Sept
a clan or tribe, 1517.
Example : sept of bards, 1610.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms