Lustrum

Does the Latin word "lustrum" mean a bright light, a century, or a period of five years? ❋ Unknown (2007)

These were the twenty-sixth pair of censors since the first, the lustrum was the nineteenth. ❋ Unknown (1905)

And with this in mind, and in the renewed hope that I may live long enough to see the task through, I shall now relate the extraordinary story of Cicero’s year in office as consul of the Roman republic and what befell him in the four years afterward—a span of time we mortals call a lustrum, but which to the gods is no more than the blinking of an eye. ❋ ROBERT HARRIS (2010)

The census, commenced the previous year, was completed, and the "lustrum," which was then closed, is stated to have been the tenth since the beginning of the City. ❋ Unknown (1905)

In that year the census was taken, and owing to the seizure of the Capitol and the death of the consul, the "lustrum" was closed on religious grounds. ❋ Unknown (1905)

Then the census was made and the "lustrum" closed by Quinctius. ❋ Unknown (1905)

Yes, except that he will hold his province for an entire lustrum, while you will have to give up yours by the end of the year. ❋ ROBERT HARRIS (2010)

Now, a decade and a lustrum later, Keller's novella of entymology, penology, psychology, and mystery has been put between hardcovers for fresh judgement. ❋ Chris Perridas (2008)

At the present lustrum of your life you are, and should be, supremely indifferent to your ancestors. ❋ Unknown (2006)

[5175] Cujus octavum trepidavit aetas, cernere lustrum; to say they are younger than they are. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Two censors were elected for a period of five years, the lustrum. ❋ Colleen McCullough (2007)

Usually they could not get on together and were prone to resign long before their lustrum was ended. ❋ Colleen McCullough (2007)

It was full of jottings anent people, places, and things that he had come across in the preceding lustrum. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Of those of his works which are erotic in the true sense of the word I have given a sufficient account, and one with which I am convinced even the most captious will not find fault. 18 When necessity has obliged me to touch upon the subject to which Sir Richard devoted his last lustrum, I have been as brief as possible, and have written in a way that only scholars could understand. ❋ Unknown (2003)

"The law says that when one censor dies in office, the lustrum is at an end, and his fellow censor must resign immediately." ❋ McCullough, Colleen, 1937- (1990)

As soon as the funeral of Drusus was over, the Senate convened and directed Scaurus to lay aside his censorial duties so that the lustrum could be officially closed in the customary ceremony. ❋ McCullough, Colleen, 1937- (1990)

The other censor, Marcus Livius Drusus, died very suddenly three weeks ago, which brought the lustrum of the censors to an abrupt end. ❋ McCullough, Colleen, 1937- (1990)

[Next week] we celebrate our [company's] [fifth] lustrum. That's 25 years of existence! ❋ EttDttP (2013)