septenary

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The sages applied the senary to the physical man; while the septenary was, for them, the symbol of his immortal spirit.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

But on account of its customary pause after the fourth foot, it very early broke into two short lines of four and three stresses each, and thus the septenary couplet became the ballad stanza.

From The Principles of English Versification by Baum, Paull Franklin

It is thus seen that no "trials" are necessary; by converting to the septenary scale of notation we go direct to the answer.

From Amusements in Mathematics by Dudeney, Henry Ernest

Senary applied to the physical man; the septenary to his spirit, 634-l.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

Now, as I have said, our puzzle may be solved at once by merely converting 1,000,000 dollars to the septenary scale.

From Amusements in Mathematics by Dudeney, Henry Ernest