vicennals
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin vīcennālia, from vīcennis (“20-year”) + -ālia (“-alia: forming festival names”), from vīciēs (“twenty times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”).
Noun edit
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 edit
- “vicennals, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
