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Definition of Octennial

Octennial
Octennial Oc*ten"ni*al, a. [L. octennium a period of eight years; octo eight + annus year.] Happening every eighth year; also, lasting a period of eight years. --Johnson. -- Oc*ten"ni*al*ly, adv.

Meaning of Octennial from wikipedia

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- The Octennial Act (7 Geo. 3. c. 3 (I); long title An act for limiting the duration of parliaments) was a 1768 act of the Parliament of Ireland which set...
- introduced them alternately every second year for two octennial periods: every third octennial period, however, Numa intercalated only ... three months...
- biennium, bimillennial, centennial, decennial, millennial, millennium, octennial, per annum, perennate, perennial, quadrennial, quadrennium, quinquennial...
- octagon, octahedron, octameter, octode oct- eight Latin octō octangular, octennial, octovir octav- eighth Latin octāvus octaval octogen- eighty each Latin...
- octagon, octahedron, octameter, octode oct- eight Latin octō octangular, octennial, octovir octav- eighth Latin octāvus octaval octogen- eighty each Latin...
- (Repealed by Statute Law Revision (Ireland) Act 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. 24)) Octennial Act 1767 (repealed) 7 Geo. 3. c. 3 (I) 16 February 1768 An act for limiting...
- reasons at the moment for avoiding unpo****rity in Ireland, allowed an octennial bill (limiting the term of parliament to eight years) to p****, which was...
- 1756) George III 1 22 October 1761 28 May 1768 List John Ponsonby 4 The Octennial Act p****ed in 1768 limited parliaments to a term of 8 years at most George...
- Townshend was appointed in August 1767 and arrived in Dublin in October The Octennial Act 1767 was p****ed in February 1768. It limited the duration of parliaments...