About The Word Sept
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Sept
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What's The Definition Of Sept?
[n] people descended from a common ancestor; "his family had lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
[n] the month following August and preceding October Synonyms | Synonyms for Sept: family | family line | folk | kinfolk | kinsfolk | phratry | Sep | September Related Terms | Find terms related to Sept: See Also | American Indian Day | ancestry | autumn | blood | blood line | bloodline | Citizenship Day | descent | dynasty | fall | gens | Gregorian calendar | Gregorian calendar month | homefolk | house | Labor Day | line | line of descent | lineage | Michaelmas | Michaelmas Day | mid-September | name | New Style | origin | parentage | pedigree | people | September 17 | September 29 | stock Sept In Webster's Dictionary \Sept\, n. [A corruption of sect, n.]
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.
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