lus|trum

lus|trum
lus|trum «LUHS truhm», noun, plural -trums or -tra.
1. a ceremonial purification of the ancient Romans, performed every five years, after the taking of the census.
2. the ancient Roman census.
3. a period of five years.
[< Latin lūstrum]

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  • Lustrum — ◆ 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 …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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  • Lustra — Lustrum Lus trum, n.; pl. E. {Lustrums}, L. {Lustra}. [L. Cf. 2d & 3d {Luster}.] A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lustrum — Lus trum, n.; pl. E. {Lustrums}, L. {Lustra}. [L. Cf. 2d & 3d {Luster}.] A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lustrums — Lustrum Lus trum, n.; pl. E. {Lustrums}, L. {Lustra}. [L. Cf. 2d & 3d {Luster}.] A lustration or purification, especially the purification of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five years. Hence: A period of five years …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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