vicennals

English

Etymology

From Latin vīcennālia, from vīcennis (“20-year”) + -ālia (“-alia: forming festival names”), from vīciēs (“twenty times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”).

Noun

vicennals pl (plural only)

(historical, rare) Synonym of vicennalia: the festival and religious ritual held on the 20th anniversary of a Roman emperor's reign.

References

“vicennals, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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