quinquennium

[ kwin-kwen-ee-uh m, kwing- ]
/ kwɪnˈkwɛn i əm, kwɪŋ- /

noun, plural quin·quen·ni·ums, quin·quen·ni·a [kwin-kwen-ee-uh, kwing-] /kwɪnˈkwɛn i ə, kwɪŋ-/.

a period of five years.
Also quin·quen·ni·ad [kwin-kwen-ee-ad, kwing-] /kwɪnˈkwɛn iˌæd, kwɪŋ-/.

Origin of quinquennium

1615–25; < Latin quīnquennium; see quinque-, biennium

Example sentences from the Web for quinquennium

  • In the quinquennium ending 1885 the number of such cigars was 34 millions.

    Tobacco Leaves |W. A. Brennan

British Dictionary definitions for quinquennium

quinquennium
/ (kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəm) /

noun plural -nia (-nɪə)

a period or cycle of five years

Word Origin for quinquennium

C17: from Latin quinque five + annus year