septennial

Adjective

Meaning

Lasting or continuing seven years; as, septennial parliaments.

Happening or returning once in every seven years; as, septennial elections in England.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

centennial jubilee bicentennial seven triennial sesquicentennial anniversary commemoration centenary octagonal biennial leap year septenary sextuple million
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Antonyms

single

Anagrams

antispleen

Examples

As the frequent elections were deemed inconvenient, the Septennial Act 1715 extended the maximum to seven years, but the Parliament Act 1911 reduced it to five. Source: Internet

In 1716, the Septennial Act was passed, which had a number of consequences. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

septenate septendecimal septennate septenniality septennially septennium