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/sɛpt/ · noun
A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; especially, one of the ancient clans of Ireland..
The chief, struck by the illustration, asked at once to be baptized, and all his sept followed his example.
Never need you fear for a single thane of your sept or nation, young warriors or old.
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Use sept. when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sept. means A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; especially, one of the ancient clans of Ireland..
Common synonyms include phratry, kinfolk, family, family line.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The chief, struck by the illustration, asked at once to be baptized, and all his sept followed his example.
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