Lustrum
21LUSTRUM — a sacrifice for expiation and purification offered by one of the censors of Rome in name of the Roman people at the close of the taking of the census, and which took place after a period of five years, so that the name came to denote a period… …
22Lustrum — ◆ Lụs|trum 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: tra od. tren〉 1. altröm., alle fünf Jahre stattfindendes Reinigungs u. Sühneopfer 2. Jahrfünft [Etym.: lat., »Reinigungs od. Sühneopfer«] ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge lus|tr… kann auch lust|r… getrennt werden …
23lustrum — n. period of five years; purification of the Roman people every five years subsequent to census; Roman census …
24lustrum — [ lʌstrəm] noun (plural lustra trə or lustrums) chiefly historical a period of five years. Origin C16: from L., orig. denoting a purificatory sacrifice after a five yearly census …
25lustrum — n. 1. Lustration, purification, ceremonial cleansing. 2. Lustre, five years …
26lustrum — lus·trum …
27lustrum — A span of five years …
28lustrum — /ˈlʌstrəm/ (say lustruhm) noun (plural lustra /ˈlʌstrə/ (say lustruh) or lustrums) 1. a period of five years. 2. a lustration or ceremonial purification of the ancient Roman people performed every five years, after the taking of the census.… …
29lustrum — n. (pl. ra) period of five years; purification of Roman nation every five years; census …
30lustrum — s (oböj. femårsperiod …
