/ Dictionary / Index S Seventeenth Amendment: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Sev'enteenth Amend'ment Pronunciation: [key] an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1913, providing for the election of two U.S. senators from each state by popular vote and for a term of six years. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. seventeenth seventeen-year locust Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fervor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language