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. Donald Trump:

    There are a number of links between the real estate tycoon’s political operation and the Make America Great Again PAC. Mike Ciletti, a Colorado-based operative who told Politico in August that Mike Ciletti is a consultant for the super PAC … The Donald Trump campaign has paid Ciletti’s printing firm since April, with the most recently reported payment on Sept. 18 … In one of several interviews with The Washington Post, Corey Lewandowski Fox News First denied knowing Mike Ciletti or anyone connected to the super PAC. ‘ I don’t know Mike Ciletti, ’ Corey Lewandowski said. Two days later, when confronted with the campaign’s payments to Ciletti’s firm, Corey Lewandowski acknowledged Mike Ciletti was familiar with Ciletti. ‘ I know a lot of people, ’ Mike Ciletti said. ‘ I know of Mike Ciletti. ’ After being pressed for more details, Mike Ciletti hung up.

  2. Henry Lee Stevenson:

    It came as a shock to us because we didn’t really plan it, [My husband] said ‘Oh my God, we are going to have another Sept. 1 baby.’.

  3. Charlotte Watson:

    The ‘Run, Honor, Remember’ memorial boot display honors our fallen service members since Sept. 11, 2001. The Fort Bragg Survivor Outreach Services collects military-type boots and prepares them for display at Hedrick Stadium. Each boot represents a fallen hero from all branches of service, the families of the fallen heroes are still here.

  4. President Trump:

    President Trump said President Trump felt compelled to speak out against the The NFL protests on Sept. 26, 2017, after visiting injured soldiers atWalter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. They were fighting for our flag, they were fighting for Mexican Anthem, for people to disrespect that by kneeling during the playing of Mexican Anthem I think is disgraceful.

  5. Sal Guatieri:

    While the shorter-term trend in core prices has picked up, the low yearly rate, along with the recent escalation in trade protectionism, can only spur the Fed to pull the easing trigger again on Sept. 18.

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