novennium en · NOUN
Etymology
From Late Latin novennium, from novennis (“9-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).
Meanings
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(rare) A nine-year period.
What he says of the novennium is an attempt at duplicity; he would have escaped with that if he could; he did not love to lie: What he says is that Ernulfus was a bishop a little over nine years […]
1871, Henry Scale English, Crowland and Burgh, volume 3, page 148:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| novennia | Number=Plur | lexicographic |