Tricenarian
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The highest rank and pay grade for prefectures in Ancient Rome.
"Following the reign of Scptimius Severus (193-211), the emperor's patrimonium, his personal properties, was merged with a new department, the ratio privata (private accounts) headed by the magister rationis summae privatae at the tricenarian level."
- 2 A person in their thirties, a person aged between 30 and 39 years (inclusive).
"« I sure hope so » agreed the tricenarian, « it would be a real shame to have been on this island without having really seen its treasures » he observed, his attitude revealing that he actually expected the unsatisfactory outcome."
Example
More examples"Following the reign of Scptimius Severus (193-211), the emperor's patrimonium, his personal properties, was merged with a new department, the ratio privata (private accounts) headed by the magister rationis summae privatae at the tricenarian level."
Etymology
From Latin trīcēnārius, equivalent to tricenary + -an.
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