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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

novennis

of nine years;

novem

nine +

annus

year.]

Done or recurring every ninth year.

Adj.

[L.

novercalis

, from

noverca

a stepmother.]

Of or pertaining to a stepmother; suitable to, or in the manner of, a stepmother.

Derham.

Adj.

[L. a step-mother.] Pertaining to a step-mother; suitable to a step-mother; in the manner of a step-mother.