Definition of SEVENNIGHT

sevennight

Meanings

Plural: sevennights

Noun

  • A period of seven consecutive days and nights; a week.
  • Preceded by a specified day such as Sunday, today, or yesterday: a week from the specified day.
  • Preceded by a specified day and come: a week after the specified day.
  • Preceded by a specified day and gone or was: a week before the specified day.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English seven-night, sevenight, sevenyght [and other forms], from Late Old English seofeniht, seoueniht (compare seofonnihte (“seven days old; seven days long”, adjective)), from seofon (“seven”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”)) + niht (“night; day (when computing spans of time)”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”)). Doublet of sennight.

Synonyms

sennight, zennet

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