septenary [ˈsɛptɪnərɪ]
Septenary a group of seven; seven years.
n pl -naries
1. the number seven
2. a group of seven things
3. a period of seven years
4. (Literature / Poetry) Prosody a line of seven metrical feet
[from Latin septēnārius, from septēnī seven each, from septem seven]
Septenary a group of seven; seven years.
Examples: septenary of days (a week), 1660; of planets, 1650; of years.
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