Sept

A sept (/sɛpt/) is a division of a family, especially of a Scottish or Irish family.^[1] The term is used both in Scotland and in Ireland, where it may be translated as Irish sliocht, meaning "progeny" or "seed",^[2] and may indicate the descendants of a person (for example, Irish: Sliocht Bhriain Mhic Dhiarmada, "the descendant of Brian MacDermott"). The word may derive from the Latin saeptum, meaning "enclosure" or "fold",^[3] or via an alteration of the English-language word "sect".^[4]

^ Clans and Septs of Ireland, RMK Research.
^ Woulfe P. (2010.) Irish Names and Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company.
^ "sept". Merriam-Webster. 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
^ Editors of Webster's II Dictionaries. (2005.) Webster's II New College Dictionary, 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0-618-39601-2.

[1] Clans and Septs of Ireland, RMK Research.

[2] Woulfe P. (2010.) Irish Names and Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company.

[3] "sept". Merriam-Webster. 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.

[4] Editors of Webster's II Dictionaries. (2005.) Webster's II New College Dictionary, 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0-618-39601-2.

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