sexennaryadj.

Brit.

/sɛkˈsɛn(ə)ri/, U.S.

/sɛkˈsɛnəri/

Forms: 1700s sexenary (probably transmission error), 1800s– sexennary.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sexennis , -ary suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin sexennis six years old, after an interval of six years ( < sex six (see sex- comb. form) + annus year: see annals n.) + -ary suffix¹. Compare earlier septennary adj.

rare.

= sexennial adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > occurring every specific number of years

quinquennal1532

quinquennial1601

five-yearly1619

centenary1620

septennial1640

triannual1640

triennial1642

septennary1644

sexennial1646

trieterical1646

novennial1656

octennial1656

trieteric1656

quinquennalian1692

quadrenniala1700

biennial1750

sexennary1753

lustral1781

centennial1797

quaternal1813

sextennial1814

septendecennial1834

septemdecenary1843

undecennarya1847

bicentenary1862

bicentennial1883

quadricentennial1889

trigintennial1894

twelve-yearly1906

vigintennial1921

1753 W. Maitland Hist. Edinb. ii. 223 A Sexenary Account of Burials in the City of Exeter.

1890 Times 7 Feb. 5/2 The Government contemplated the consolidation of the sexennary bonds.

1900 Times 1 June 5/6 M. Caillaux, in his Budget scheme, proposes to reduce the national debt on the Gladstone plan, the 37,000,000f. accruing from the repayment of the last sexennary debentures of the War Office being applied to this purpose.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sexennary
释义	sexennaryadj. Brit. /sɛkˈsɛn(ə)ri/, U.S. /sɛkˈsɛnəri/ Forms: 1700s sexenary (probably transmission error), 1800s– sexennary. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sexennis , -ary suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin sexennis six years old, after an interval of six years ( < sex six (see sex- comb. form) + annus year: see annals n.) + -ary suffix¹. Compare earlier septennary adj. rare. = sexennial adj. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > occurring every specific number of years quinquennal1532 quinquennial1601 five-yearly1619 centenary1620 septennial1640 triannual1640 triennial1642 septennary1644 sexennial1646 trieterical1646 novennial1656 octennial1656 trieteric1656 quinquennalian1692 quadrenniala1700 biennial1750 sexennary1753 lustral1781 centennial1797 quaternal1813 sextennial1814 septendecennial1834 septemdecenary1843 undecennarya1847 bicentenary1862 bicentennial1883 quadricentennial1889 trigintennial1894 twelve-yearly1906 vigintennial1921 1753 W. Maitland Hist. Edinb. ii. 223 A Sexenary Account of Burials in the City of Exeter. 1890 Times 7 Feb. 5/2 The Government contemplated the consolidation of the sexennary bonds. 1900 Times 1 June 5/6 M. Caillaux, in his Budget scheme, proposes to reduce the national debt on the Gladstone plan, the 37,000,000f. accruing from the repayment of the last sexennary debentures of the War Office being applied to this purpose. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1753
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