quinquenniad

English

Etymology

From Latin quinquennis (“5-year”) + -ad.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kwɪŋˈkwɛniəd/, /kwɪŋˈkwɛnˌiæd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪad/, /kwɪnˈkwɛnɪad/

Noun

quinquenniad (plural quinquenniads)

1. (now rare) Synonym of quinquennium: A 5-year period.

References

• “quinquenniad, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.