sennight

or se'n·night

[ sen-ahyt, -it ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. a week.

sennight

/ ˈsɛnaɪt /

noun

1. an archaic word for week

Word History and Origins

Origin of sennight¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sennight¹

Old English seofan nihte; see seven , night

Example Sentences

Sabbath-day was sennight, the women at Marblehead, as they came out of the meeting-house, fell upon two Indians that were brought in as captives, and, in a tumultuous way, very barbarously murdered them.

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We must well beware Of letting these ride homeward, unless ourselves we fare Within a sennight after straight into Etzel's land.

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I was able to tell him that Lady Catherine was very well on Saturday sennight.

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He read us a letter from the Dr., his father, dated yesterday sennight, being Sunday.

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It was now the Saturday sennight mentioned by Margaret as the day when Mr. Hamilton was to come to settle certain small business matters with Mrs. Swanwick.

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