lustrum

noun
/ˈlʌstɹəm/US

Etymology

From Latin lūstrum.

  1. borrowed from lūstrum

Definitions

  1. A lustration

    A lustration: a ceremonial purification of the people of Rome performed every five years after the census.

  2. Synonym of quinquennium

    Synonym of quinquennium: Any 5-year period.

    • We puſh Time from us, and we wiſh Him back; / Laviſh of Luſtrums, and yet fond of Life; / Life we think long, and ſhort; Death ſeek, and ſhun; […]

The neighborhood

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