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Definition of Septs
1. sept [n] - See also: sept
Lexicographical Neighbors of Septs
Literary usage of Septs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Historical Account of the Plantation in Ulster at the Commencement of the by George Hill (1877)
"The following jurors, summoned and appointed to assist on this occasion were,
with few exceptions, members from leading families or septs in Tyrone :— 1. ..."
2. History of England from the Accession of James I. to the Outbreak of the by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1887)
"Such a change, indeed, rooted as the old system was in the habits of the people,
required the utmost delicacy of treatment. The septs ' . r The difficulty ..."
3. Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban by William Forbes Skene (1880)
"... his followers by settling stranger septs upon his waste lands, and thus still
further augmented his power. These stranger septs formed that class termed ..."
4. Ireland Past and Present by Augustus J. Thébaud, John Habberton (1878)
""Thus, in my youth, 'the Devoy,' the head of one of the most powerful and
distinguished of our septs, was a blacksmith. I have often seen a mechanic, ..."
5. A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans by James Browne (1851)
"The Clan anciently divided into three septs.—Captainship of the Clan.—Donald
Dhu.—Feud with the Mackintoshes.— Battle of Inverlochy. ..."
6. The Story of an Indian Upland by Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt (1905)
"II THE SANTAL septs AND ... according to popular tradition, divided into twelve
septs, of which eleven only remain, one having entirely disappeared. ..."
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