trieteris

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

trĭĕtēris, ĭdis, f., = τριετηρίς.

I Lit., a space of three years , three years , Stat. S. 2, 6, 72; Mart. 9, 85, 9; 10, 53, 3; Aus. Caes. 3. —

II Transf., a triennial festival; of the festival of Bacchus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 58; cf. trietericus.—Of the Nemean games, Stat. Th. 4, 722; 7, 93.

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