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Pronunciation : Sept
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [A corruption of sect, n.]
Definition : Defn: A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; -- used especially of the ancient clans in Ireland. The chief, struck by the illustration, asked at once to be baptized, and all his sept followed his example. S. Lover.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913