What does sept mean?

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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".

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.]

Suggested Resources

  1. SEPT

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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. Bosnian Serbs:

    We expect, regardless of a veto expected to be filed by Bosniaks, to complete the procedure by end of August and kick-start preparations for the referendum on Sept. 25, the decision will be enforced as a binding law.

  2. Deion Sanders:

    Jackson State Tigers won its first Southwestern Athletic Conference title since 2007. Hunter was expected to sign with Florida State, Sanders ’ alma mater. He gave a non-binding verbal commitment back in March and was considered to be a key player during this year’s recruiting class. The Seminoles have n’t won a national championship since 2013, and The Seminoles have four straight losing seasons under two different head coaches. Jackson State Tigers head coach Deion Sanders speaks with Jackson Deion Sanders( 2) during the Orange Blossom Classic game between the Florida A and M Rattlers and the Jackson State Tigers Sept. 5, 2021 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. ( Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP ‘ We’re going to shock the country.

  3. Bernardino Leon:

    I continue to believe that around Sept. 10 we will be in a position to have a final agreement.

  4. George Casey:

    If we've learned anything since (the terror attacks of) Sept. 11 from the military side, it's that the challenges we face today don't necessarily lend themselves to pure military solutions.

  5. Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

    The big changes will come after Sept. 15... and we'll bring the border under control step by step, we'll send in the police, then, if we get approval from parliament, we'll deploy the military.

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