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sennights

sennights is the plural of sennight.

Meaning of sennight

Noun

sennight (plural sennights)

  1. (archaic, obsolete, poetic) Synonym of week in its various senses, a period of seven consecutive days and nights.
    • I dranke not this sennet
      A draught to my pay;
      Elynour, I thé pray,
      Of thyne ale let vs assay, […]c. 1517 (date written; published c. 1545), John Skelton, “Here after Foloweth the Booke Called Elynour Rummynge. The Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng per Skelton Laureat.”, in Alexander Dyce, editor, The...
    Synonyms:
    week in its various senses

Questions about sennights

What is sennights the plural of?
Sennights is the plural of sennight.

Words near sennights in the dictionary

  1. Sennetts
  2. Senni
  3. sennidin
  4. sennidins
  5. sennight
  6. sennights
  7. senniment
  8. senniments
  9. sennin
  10. sennit
  11. sennits

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