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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LUS'TRUM, n. In ancient Rome, the space of five years.
LUST'-STAINED, a. Defiled by lust.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a period of five years
2: a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural lustrums or lustra) 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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. lustra or lustrums) a period of five years. Etymology: L, an orig. purificatory sacrifice after a quinquennial census

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Lustration, purification, ceremonial cleansing. 2. Lustre, five years.