quinquennium

American  

[kwin-kwen-ee-uhm, kwing-] / kwɪnˈkwɛn i əm, kwɪŋ- /

Also quinquenniad

noun

plural

quinquenniums, quinquennia

1. a period of five years.

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quinquennium British  

/ kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəm /

noun

1. a period or cycle of five years

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Etymology

Origin of quinquennium

1615–25; < Latin quīnquennium; quinque-, biennium

Example Sentences

This period—which the Roman emperor Trajan labelled the quinquennium Neronis—matches up almost exactly with the time of Seneca’s greatest influence over Nero.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 26, 2015

Most phenomenally popular book of the quinquennium, he would report, was Hervey Allen's Anthony Adverse.

From Time Magazine Archive

Devon. lit. gram. instit. per quinquennium apud Torrington sub Mro Reynolds, deinde per triennium sub Mro Rayner apud Tiverton, in com. pr�dicto.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 107, November 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

In the quinquennium ending 1885 the number of such cigars was 34 millions.

From Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers by Brennan, W. A.

The famous quinquennium, an oasis in the desert of despotism, was probably the happiest period of Seneca’s life.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel