English Dictionary

septimation

/sɛptɪˈmeɪʃən/

noun

(rare) The loss, seizure, destruction, or killing of one seventh (of something or of a group).

The septimation of the company resulted in significant financial losses.

意味（1）

(rare) The loss, seizure, destruction, or killing of one seventh (of something or of a group).

To Wilberforce ‘the Sabbath was a delight’ […] O how often, even among those who most punctiliously observe it, does it seem […] an unwelcome exaction, a sort of septimation of time, as grievous as church decimations of property.