Novercal \No*ver"cal\, a. [L. novennis of nine years; novem nine + annus year.] Done or recurring every ninth year. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]