sennight

or se'n·night

[ sen-ahyt, -it ]

/ ˈsɛn aɪt, -ɪt /

noun Archaic.

a week.

Origin of sennight

First recorded before 1000; Middle English sevenyht, seoveniht(e), sennyght, etc., Old English seofon nihta; see origin at seven, night

Words nearby sennight

Sennacherib, sennachie, Sennar, sennet, Sennett, sennight, sennit, Senokot, senopia, señor, señora

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Example sentences from the Web for sennight

One of those disgraceful scenes which have of late become too common took place on Friday sennight at Knaresborough.
Woman, Church & State|Matilda Joslyn Gage
He'll be working at throwing you out, some of you, same as he did young Bobby on Sunday sennight.
A Son of Hagar|Sir Hall Caine
But a sennight agone, poor Joe Toogood vanished out of our sight, and we never seed him again.
With Drake on the Spanish Main|Herbert Strang
Know that Margaret Brandt died in these arms on Thursday sennight last.'
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade

He read us a letter from the Dr., his father, dated yesterday sennight, being Sunday.
Abigail Adams and Her Times|Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

British Dictionary definitions for sennight

sennight

se'nnight

/ (ˈsɛnaɪt) /

noun

an archaic word for week

Word Origin for sennight

Old English seofan nihte; see seven, night

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单词	sennight
释义	sennight or se'n·night [ sen-ahyt, -it ] / ˈsɛn aɪt, -ɪt / noun Archaic. a week. Origin of sennight First recorded before 1000; Middle English sevenyht, seoveniht(e), sennyght, etc., Old English seofon nihta; see origin at seven, night Words nearby sennight Sennacherib, sennachie, Sennar, sennet, Sennett, sennight, sennit, Senokot, senopia, señor, señora Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sennight One of those disgraceful scenes which have of late become too common took place on Friday sennight at Knaresborough. Woman, Church & State\|Matilda Joslyn Gage He'll be working at throwing you out, some of you, same as he did young Bobby on Sunday sennight. A Son of Hagar\|Sir Hall Caine But a sennight agone, poor Joe Toogood vanished out of our sight, and we never seed him again. With Drake on the Spanish Main\|Herbert Strang Know that Margaret Brandt died in these arms on Thursday sennight last.' The Cloister and the Hearth\|Charles Reade He read us a letter from the Dr., his father, dated yesterday sennight, being Sunday. Abigail Adams and Her Times\|Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards British Dictionary definitions for sennight sennight se'nnight / (ˈsɛnaɪt) / noun an archaic word for week Word Origin for sennight Old English seofan nihte; see seven, night Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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