quinquennalis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →quinquennalis, quinquennalis, quinquennale:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Government
occurring every five years; lasting for five years; (officials/offices);
acc. pl. (m./f.)gen. sg. (all)nom. sg. (m./f.)voc. sg. (m./f.)
Examples
Lucan
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE POETIS
"...CORDUBENSIS prima ingenii experimenta in "Neronis laudibus" dedit quinquennali certamine, dein "Civile Bellum," quod a Pompeio et Caesare..."Liber VII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...coniecturam quoque eadem species cadit, cum perpetuo an quinquennali sit exilio multandus in controversiam venerit: nam an prudens..."
