lustrum
Americannoun
plural
lustrums, lustra-
a period of five years.
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Roman History. a lustration or ceremonial purification of the people, performed every five years, after the taking of the census.
noun
Etymology
Origin of lustrum
First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin lūstrum; luster 1
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Two presidential lustrums of Grant and one of Hayes had erased from the hearts of men the burning sensations of impeachment.
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The latter may well be the case, for I remember that during each lustrum of my life Don Quixote has made a different impression upon me.
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He had already reached the lustrum that would fill his threescore years, and life seemed slipping from beneath him, while its great object remained unachieved.
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It is only once in a lustrum that I visit my Uncle Theodore.
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Hence the name of lustrum came to denote the intercensal term, or a period of five years.
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