The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Novene \No"vene\, a. [L. novenus nine each, in LL., ninth, fr.
   L. novem nine.]
   Relating to, or dependent on, the number nine; novenary. [R.]
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         The triple and novene division ran throughout.
                                                  --Milman.
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