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Definition of: sept
(sept) noun
A division of a tribe ruled by a hereditary chief, especially in ancient and medieval Ireland; any similar social unit or group descended from a common ancestor. [Prob. <OF septe, var. of secte SECT]
—sep′tal adjective
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