What is 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 called?
lustrum — 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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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