| 释义 |
septennially, adv.|sɛpˈtɛnɪəlɪ|
[f. septennial + -ly2.]
Every seven years.
1791Mackintosh Vind. Gallicæ Wks. 1846 III. 117 A House of Lords, which..should..have a majority of its members septennially or triennially nominated by the King. 1829Gen. P. Thompson Exerc. (1842) I. 134 It would be as much easier to take men's votes annually than septennially, as for a boy to comb his hair daily than once a week. 1846Mrs. Gore Eng. Char., Body-Coachman I. 259 The fifteen guineas per annum were paid septennially. |