- se'nnight
- noun see sennight
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
se'nnight
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se'nnight — Sennight Sen night, n. [Contr. fr. sevennight.] The space of seven nights and days; a week. [Written also {se nnight}.] [Archaic.] Shak. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
se'nnight — se n·night … English syllables
se'nnight — noun see sennight … Useful english dictionary
Sennight — Sen night, n. [Contr. fr. sevennight.] The space of seven nights and days; a week. [Written also {se nnight}.] [Archaic.] Shak. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sennight — also se nnight noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English seofon nihta seven nights Date: 15th century archaic the space of seven nights and days ; week … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sabbath in Christianity — For other uses, see Biblical Sabbath, seventh day Sabbath, Jewish Sabbath, High Sabbath, and Sabbath year. A Ten Commandments monument which includes the command to Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy … Wikipedia
sennight — /sen uyt, it/, n. Archaic. a week. Also, se nnight. [bef. 1000; ME sevenyht, seoveniht(e), sennyght, etc., OE seofon nihta. See SEVEN, NIGHT] * * * … Universalium
trespass — n transgression, violation, infraction, *breach, infringement, contravention Analogous words: invading or invasion, entrenchment, encroachment (see corresponding verbs at TRESPASS): intrusion, obtrusion (see corresponding verbs at INTRUDE):… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sennight — /ˈsɛnaɪt/ (say senuyt) noun Obsolete a week. Also, se nnight. {Middle English sennyght, sevenyght, Old English seofan nihta seven nights. See seven, night. Compare fortnight} …
