No*ver"cal (?), a. [L. novennis of nine years; novem nine + annus year.]
Done or recurring every ninth year.
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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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