Defn: To set aside; to give up. [Obs.]
SEPOSITION
Sep`o*si"tion (, n. Etym: [L. sepositio.]
Defn: The act of setting aside, or of giving up. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
SEPOY
Se"poy, n. Etym: [Per. sipahi, fr. sipah an army. Cf. Spahi.]
Defn: A native of India employed as a soldier in the service of a European power, esp. of Great Britain; an Oriental soldier disciplined in the European manner.
SEPPUKU
Sep*pu"ku, n.
Defn: Same as Hara-kiri.
Seppuku, or hara-kiri, also came into vogue. W. E. Griffis.
SEPSIN
Sep"sin, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A soluble poison (ptomaine) present in putrid blood. It is also formed in the putrefaction of proteid matter in general.
SEPSIS
Sep"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)