tricennal
tricennal · tricennals
Synonym of trental, set of 30 requiem masses, the payment for such servicesSynonym of trental, set of 30 requiem masses, the payment for such services.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Synonym of trental, set of 30 requiem masses, the payment for such services.
Origin
From mistaken use of Medieval Latin trīcennāle, neuter substantive of Latin trīcennālis (“From mistaken use of Medieval Latin trīcennāle, neuter substantive of Latin trīcennālis (“tricennial”), from trīcennium (“30-year period”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”), from trīcennis (“30-year”) + -ium (“-ium: forming abstract nouns”), from trīciēs (“30 times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”). Doublet of tricennial.
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