septenary

septenary
a) Consisting of or containing seven.

... indeed if further evidence than that of bestial and savage counting were required to show that finger-numeration and the quinary system were not primeval, it would be afforded by the development of the senary-septenary system in so many lands.

b) Of seventh rank or order.

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  • septenary — sep·te·nar·y || sep tenÉ™rɪ /sep tɪːnrɪ n. group of seven items; period of seven years; number 7 adj. pertaining to the number 7; of a period of seven years; occurring every seven years; comprising a group of seven items …   English contemporary dictionary

  • septenary — [ sɛptɪn(ə)ri, ti:n(ə)ri] adjective relating to or divided into seven. noun (plural septenaries) a group or set of seven, in particular a period of seven years. Origin ME: from L. septenarius (see septenarius) …   English new terms dictionary

  • septenary — sep·tenary …   English syllables

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