LUSTRUM


Meaning of LUSTRUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈləs-trəm ]

noun

( plural lustrums or lus·tra -trə)

Etymology: Latin

Date: 1590

1. : a period of five years

2.

a. : a purification of the whole Roman people made in ancient times after the census every five years

b. : the Roman census

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.