Meaning

2 senses
  1. A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; especially, one of the ancient clans of Ireland.

  2. An enclosure; a railing.

More definitions
  • the month following August and preceding October
  • people descended from a common ancestor

Translations

1 languages

Origin

A corruption of sect, influenced by Latin saeptum (“fence, enclosure”).

A corruption of sect, influenced by Latin saeptum (“fence, enclosure”).

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Forms

plural: septs
Singularsept
Pluralsepts

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sept — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto