||Sep*tem"vir (?), n.; pl. E. Septemvirs (#), L. Septemviri (#). [L.
||septemviri, pl.; septem seven + viri, pl. of vir man.] (Rom. Hist.)
||One of a board of seven men associated in some office.
Sep*tem"vi*rate (?), n.[L. septemviratus.] The office of septemvir; a
government by septimvirs.
Sep"ten*a*ry (?), a. [L. septenairus, from septeni seven each, septem
seven: cf. F. septénaire. See Seven. ] 1. Consisting of, or relating
to, seven; as, a septenary number. I. Watts.
2. Lasting seven years; continuing seven years. "Septenary penance."
Fuller.
Sep"ten*a*ry, n. The number seven. [R.] Holinshed.
Sep"ten*ate (?), a. [L. septeni seven each.] (Bot.) Having parts in
sevens; heptamerous.
Sep*ten"nate (?), n. [F. septennat.] A period of seven years; as, the
septennate during which the President of the French Republic holds
office.
Sep*ten"ni*al (?), a. [L. septennium a period of seven years; septem
seven + annus year. See Seven, and Annual.] 1. Lasting or continuing
seven years; as, septennial parliaments.
2. Happening or returning once in every seven years; as, septennial
elections in England.
Sep*ten"ni*al*ly, adv. Once in seven years.
Sep*ten"tri*al (?), a. Septentrional. Drayton.
||Sep*ten"tri*o (?), n. [L. See Septentrion.] (Astron.) The
||constellation Ursa Major.
Sep*ten"tri*on (?), n. [L. septentrio the northern regions, the north,
fr. septentriones the seven stars near the north pole, called Charles's
Wain, or the Great Bear, also those called the Little Bear; properly,
the seven plow oxen; septem seven + trio, orig., a plow ox: cf. F.
septentrion.] The north or northern regions. Shak.
Both East West, South and Septentrioun.
Chaucer.
{ Sep*ten"tri*on (?), Sep*ten"tri*on*al (?), } a. [L. septentrionalis:
cf. F. septentrional.] Of or pertaining to the north; northern. "From
cold septentrion blasts." Milton.
Sep*ten`tri*on*al"i*ty (?), n. Northerliness.
Sep*ten"tri*on*al*ly (?), adv. Northerly.
Sep*ten"tri*on*ate (?), v. i. To tend or point toward the north; to
north. Sir T. Browne.
{ Sep*tet", Sep*tette" } (?), n. [From L. septem seven, like duet, from
L. duo.] 1. A set of seven persons or objects; as, a septet of singers.
2. (Mus.) A musical composition for seven instruments or seven voices;
-- called also septuor.
Sept"foil (?), n. [F. sept seven (L. septem) + E. foil leaf: cf. L.
septifolium.] 1. (Bot.) A European herb, the tormentil. See Tormentil.
2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation having seven lobes. Cf. Cinquefoil,
Quarterfoil, and Trefoil.
3. (Eccl.Art.) A typical figure, consisting of seven equal segments of
a circle, used to denote the gifts of the Holy Chost, the seven
sacraments as recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, etc. [R.]
Sep"ti- (?), [L. septem seven.] A combining form meaning seven; as,
septifolious, seven-leaved; septi-lateral, seven-sided.
Sep"tic (?), a. [Septi- + - ic.] (Math.) Of the seventh degree or
order. -- n. (Alg.) A quantic of the seventh degree.
{ Sep"tic (?), Sep"tic*al (?), } a. [L. septicus, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, fr.
&?;&?;&?;&?; to make putrid: cf. F. septique.] Having power to promote
putrefaction.
Sep"tic, n. A substance that promotes putrefaction.
||Sep`ti*cæ"mi*a (?), n. [NL., from Gr. &?;&?;&?; putrefactive +
||&?;&?;&?; blood.] (Med.) A poisoned condition of the blood produced
||by the absorption into it of septic or putrescent material; blood
||poisoning. It is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and
||inflammation of the different serous membranes and of the lungs,
||kidneys, and other organs.
Sep"tic*al*ly (?), adv. In a septic manner; in a manner tending to
promote putrefaction.
Sep"ti*ci`dal (?), a. [Septum + L. caedere to cut: cf. F. septicide.]
(Bot.) Dividing the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in
which a pod splits through the partitions and is divided into its
component carpels.
Sep*tic"i*ty (?), n. [See Septic.] Tendency to putrefaction; septic
quality.
Sep`ti*fa"ri*ous (?), a. [L. septifariam sevenfold. Cf. Bifarious.]
(Bot.) Turned in seven different ways.
Sep*tif"er*ous (?), a. [Septum + -ferous: cf. F. septifère.] (Bot.)
Bearing a partition; -- said of the valves of a capsule.
Sep*tif"er*ous, a. [Gr. &?;&?;&?; putrefied + -ferous.] Conveying
putrid poison; as, the virulence of septiferous matter.
Sep*tif"lu*ous (?), a. [CF. Septemfluous.] Flowing in seven streams;
septemfluous.
Sep`ti*fo"li*ous (?), a. [Septi- + L. folium leaf.] (Bot.) Having seven
leaves.
Sep"ti*form (?), a. [Septum + -form.] Having the form of a septum.
Sep*tif"ra*gal (?), a. [Septum + L. frangere, fractum, to break.]
(Bot.) Breaking from the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence
in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, and these
remain attached to the common axis.
Sep`ti*lat"er*al (?), a. [Septi- + lateral.] Having seven sides; as, a
septilateral figure.
Sep*til"lion (?), n. [F. septilion, formed fr. L. septem seven, in
imitation of million.] According to the French method of numeration
(which is followed also in the United States), the number expressed by
a unit with twenty-four ciphers annexed. According to the English
method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-two ciphers annexed.
See Numeration.
Sep"ti*mole (?), n. [L. septem seven.] (Mus.) A group of seven notes to
be played in the time of four or six.
Sep*tin"su*lar (?), a. [Septi- + insular.] Consisting of seven islands;
as, the septinsular republic of the Ionian Isles.
Sep"ti*syl`la*ble (?), n. [Septi- + syllable.] A word of seven
syllables.