What does sept mean?

Definitions for sept
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. September, Sep, Septnoun

    the month following August and preceding October

  2. family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratrynoun

    people descended from a common ancestor

    "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

Wiktionary

  1. septnoun

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

  2. Etymology: A corruption of sect, influenced by saeptum.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Septnoun

    A clan; a race; a generation. A word used only with regard or allusion to Ireland, and, I suppose, Irish.

    Etymology: septum, Latin.

    This judge, being the lord’s brehon, adjudgeth a better share unto the lord of the soil, or the head of that sept, and also unto himself for his judgment a greater portion, than unto the plaintiffs. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

    The true and ancient Russians, a sept whom he had met with in one of the provinces of that vast empire, were white like the Danes. Boyle.

    The English forces were ever too weak to subdue so many warlike nations, or septs, of the Irish as did possess this island. John Davies, on Ireland.

Wikipedia

  1. Sept

    A sept is a division of a family, especially of a Scottish or Irish family. The term is used in both Scotland and Ireland, where it may be translated as sliocht, meaning "progeny" or "seed", which may indicate the descendants of a person (for example, Sliocht Bhriain Mhic Dhiarmada, "the descendant of Brian MacDermott"). The word may derive from the Latin saeptum, meaning "enclosure" or "fold", or via an alteration of "sect".

ChatGPT

  1. sept

    In anthropology and sociology, a sept is a division of a society or clan, especially among the Scottish Highland clans, that is larger than a family but smaller than a clan. It usually comprises various families that claim descent from a common ancestor. The word "sept" can also refer to the number seven in terms relating to months, as in "September" which was the seventh month in the ancient Roman calendar.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Septnoun

    a clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; -- used especially of the ancient clans in Ireland

  2. Etymology: [A corruption of sect, n.]

Wikidata

  1. Sept

    A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially of a Scottish or Irish clan. The word may derive from the Latin saeptum, meaning "enclosure" or "fold", or via an alteration of "sect". The term is used in both Ireland and Scotland, where it may be translated as sliocht, meaning "progeny" or "seed", which may indicate the descendants of a person.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sept

    sept, n. in Ireland, a subdivision of a tribe: an enclosure, a railing.—adj. Sep′tal, belonging to a sept: partitional. [Probably a corr. of sect.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SEPT

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sept is ranked #68122 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Sept surname appeared 289 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sept.

    51.5% or 149 total occurrences were White.
    41.8% or 121 total occurrences were Black.
    2.7% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for sept »

  1. pest

  2. pets

  3. step

  4. spet

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sept in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sept in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of sept in a Sentence

  1. Marc Elias:

    … on or about Sept. 15, 2016, Campaign Lawyer-1 exchanged emails with the Clinton Campaign's campaign manager, communications director, and foreign policy adviser concerning the Russian Bank-1 allegations that SUSSMANN had recently shared with Reporter-1.

  2. Michael Vidler:

    They decided not to arrest Joshua but simply charge him today. He's actually not on police bail, they've just invited him to attend court on Sept. 2, i must say, in the 20-odd years I've been in Hong Kong, I've never had a situation like this.

  3. President Mr. Bach:

    We were very happy to see the Prime Minister is sharing the opinion. He is seriously looking into an Olympic candidature but wants to have this well-prepared, he also considers that building such a successful candidature from now to Sept. 15 is maybe a little bit difficult. So we will stay in contact for the future but for 2024, we share the same opinion.

  4. Todd Bowles:

    I am appreciative of the Glazer family and [ general manager ] Jason Licht for having faith in me to take on this role, and to coach Arians for his support and guidance over the past four decades tampa has become home for my family, and we are excited to remain part of this community for years to come. Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians questions an officials call against the Atlanta Falcons during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. ( AP Photo/Mark LoMoglio).

  5. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

    Remember Sept. 11, a terrible day in 2001 when evil tried to turn your cities, independent territories, into battlefields. When innocent people were attacked from the air, our country is experiencing the same every day, right now, at this moment.

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