Sevener

noun

Sev·​en·​er

ˈsevənə(r)

plural -s

: a member of an Islamic Shiʽite sect that maintains that the seventh imam went into deathless concealment and is to return as the Mahdi compare twelver

Word History

Etymology

seven entry 3 + -er

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