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Meanings of quinquennium in English

A period of five years.

Synonyms
Examples for "lustrum"
Examples for "lustrum"
1
I assented; adding that I had not yet concluded my third lustrum.
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
2
The dictator then both performed the games and vowed them for the following lustrum.
The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
3
The death of Publius Furius prevented their completing the lustrum.
The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26
4
Nor had this lustrum of fierce contention wrought less upon his heart and intellect.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst o...
5
I have entered my last lustrum, or five years.
Old Fritz and the New Era
Usage of quinquennium in English
1
Then there came to Rome the famed Quinquennium Neronis, when, for five years, peace and plenty smiled.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8