lustrum
a period of five years.
Roman History. a lustration or ceremonial purification of the people, performed every five years, after the taking of the census.
Origin of lustrum
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How to use lustrum in a sentence
Two presidential lustrums of Grant and one of Hayes had erased from the hearts of men the burning sensations of impeachment.
The Life of Lyman Trumbull | Horace WhiteWe who have lived fifteen lustrums have already witnessed the dissolution of our world.
Confessions of Boyhood | John AlbeeThey counted their ages and eras, which they inscribed in their books every twenty years, in lustrums of four years.
Vestiges of the Mayas | Augustus Le PlongeonDost thou not envy that smirk young knave with his five lustrums, though it goes hard with him to purchase his kid-gloves?
The Bertrams | Anthony TrollopeHe had been gone three days, and, in their lapse, Theo felt as if three lustrums had passed.
Theo | Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett
British Dictionary definitions for lustrum
lustre
/ (ˈlʌstrəm) /
a period of five years
Origin of lustrum
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