septenary

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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

Some authors pretend to assume that this well marked septenary system has reference to the Pleiades or Seven stars.

From Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa by Le Plongeon, Augustus

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

The septenary division alone gives a reasonable theory consistent with the facts we have to deal with, and therefore, though it may seem elaborate, the student will do wisely to make himself familiar with it.

From Death—and After? by Besant, Annie Wood

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