novercal

2 definitions found

novercal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Novercal \No*ver"cal\, a. [L. novennis of nine years; novem nine
     + annus year.]
     Done or recurring every ninth year.
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  Novercal \No*ver"cal\, a. [L. novercalis, from noverca a
     stepmother.]
     Of or pertaining to a stepmother; suitable to, or in the
     manner of, a stepmother. --Derham.
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