lustrum

• The lustrum which saw the birth of Robert Browning, that is the third in the nineteenth century, was a remarkable one indeed. —  Life of Robert Browning
• I have told you all the news at Rome: for I don't suppose you want to know about the lustrum, of which there is now no hope,[607] or about the trials which are being held under the (Cincian) law. —  The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order
• A census was then held, and the lustrum was closed by Quintius: the number of citizens rated are said to have been one hundred and twenty-four thousand two hundred and fourteen, besides orphans of both sexes. —  The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08
• The census was performed that year; it was a matter of religious scruple that the lustrum should be closed, on account of the Capitol having been taken and the consul slain. —  The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08
• They let out the taxes to the highest bidders for the space of a lustrum, or five years. —  A Smaller History of Rome

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms

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