septennial
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And then the fifth septennial Assembly of the World Council of Churches will settle down to the issues that trouble the non-Catholic wing of the ecumenical movement.
From Time Magazine Archive
It could be, of course, that advancing years and their own septennial celebrity have made the subjects unwilling to spill their guts to their show-biz Mr. Chips.
From Time Magazine Archive
He went on to draw a picture of what might come to pass under an unscrupulous minister, sustained by a corrupted septennial Parliament.
From A History of the Four Georges, Volume II by McCarthy, Justin
In 1755, the beginning of another septennial period, the six-day service was widely extended.
From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert
The first triennial parliament was in the year 1561; the first septennial one, in the year 1716.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 484, April 9, 1831 by Various
