pentastich

[ pen-tuh-stik ]

noun

, Prosody.

1. a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of five lines or verses.

pentastich

/ ˈpɛntəˌstɪk /

noun

1. a poem, stanza, or strophe that consists of five lines

Word History and Origins

Origin of pentastich¹

1650–60; < New Latin pentastichus < Greek pentástichos. See penta-, stich ¹