SEPT

family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry

(noun) people descended from a common ancestor; “his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower”

September, Sep, Sept

(noun) the month following August and preceding October

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Sept

Alternative spelling of Sept.

Anagrams

• EPTs, ESTP, PETs, Pest, STEP, TPEs, Teps, pest, pets, spet, step, step-

Etymology 1

Noun

sept (plural septs)

A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor (used especially of the ancient clans in Ireland).

An enclosure; a railing.

Etymology 2

Verb

sept

(nonstandard, rare) simple past tense and past participle of seep

Anagrams

• EPTs, ESTP, PETs, Pest, STEP, TPEs, Teps, pest, pets, spet, step, step-

Source: Wiktionary


Sept, n. Etym: [A corruption of sect, n.]

Definition: A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor;

– used especially of the ancient clans in Ireland. The chief, struck by the illustration, asked at once to be baptized, and all his sept followed his example. S. Lover.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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