sennight

or se'n·night

[ sen-ahyt, -it ]
/ ˈsɛn aɪt, -ɪt /

noun Archaic.

a week.

Origin of sennight

before 1000; Middle English sevenyht, seoveniht(e), sennyght, etc., Old English seofon nihta. See seven, night

Words nearby sennight

British Dictionary definitions for se'nnight

sennight

se'nnight

/ (ˈsɛnaɪt) /

noun

an archaic word for week

Word Origin for sennight

Old English seofan nihte; see seven, night