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Definition of Septennial

Septennial
Septennial 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.

Meaning of Septennial from wikipedia

- ****ennial and ****tennial are two different forms of the same word. 7 years Septennial Wool 8 years Octennial Bronze 9 years Novennial Copper 10 years Decennial...
- The Septennial Act 1715 (1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 38), sometimes called the Septennial Act 1716, was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was p****ed...
- The Pilgrimage of the Relics or Maastricht Septennial Pilgrimage (Dutch: Heiligdomsvaart van Maastricht) is a seven-yearly Catholic event in the Dutch...
- reduced the maximum term of a parliament from seven years (as set by the Septennial Act 1716) to five. Following the House of Lords' rejection of the 1909...
- The Limousin septennial ostensions (French: Ostensions limousines) is a series of religious processions in commemoration of the relics of Roman Catholic...
- half-century. After the election, the Whig-dominated Parliament p****ed the Septennial Act 1715, which extended the maximum duration of Parliament to seven years...
- political instability is often known as the 'Rage of Party'. In 1716, the Septennial Act (1 Geo. 1. St. 2. c. 38) was p****ed, under which a parliament could...
- of Union 1706 Acts of Union 1707 Succession to the Crown Act 1707 1707 Septennial Act 1716 Wales and Berwick Act 1746 Constitution of Ireland (1782) 1782...
- three years. As the frequent elections were deemed inconvenient, the Septennial Act 1715 extended the maximum to seven years, but the Parliament Act 1911...
- of habeas corpus was restricted; to reduce electoral instability, the Septennial Act 1715 increased the maximum life of a parliament from three years to...