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lustrum (n.)
(plural
lustra
), "purification of the Roman people every five years," 1580s, from Latin
lustrum
, perhaps from root of
luere
"to wash," related to
lavere
(see
lave
). Or [Watkins, Klein] from PIE
*leuk-stro-
, from base
*leuk-
"light, brightness."