The Collaborative International Dictionary
Novercal
Novercal \No*ver"cal\, a. [L. novennis of nine years; novem nine + annus year.] Done or recurring every ninth year.
Novercal
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.
Wiktionary
novercal
a. Of or pertaining to a stepmother.