sept

noun

1. (in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
2. Anthropology. a group believing itself derived from a common ancestor.
3. Archaic. a clan.

noun French.

1. the number seven.

1. September.

1. September.
2. Septuagint.

noun

1. anthropol a clan or group that believes itself to be descended from a common ancestor
2. a branch of a tribe or nation, esp in medieval Ireland or Scotland

abbreviation for

1. September
2. Septuagint

n.1540s, “enclosed area,” from Latin septum (see septum). As “division of a nation or tribe,” 1510s, “prob. a var. of sect” [OED].