Definition of QUINQUAGENARIAN

quinquagenarian

Plural: quinquagenarians

Noun

  • Synonym of pentecoster: an officer who commands 50 men.
  • Synonym of fiftysomething: a person between 50 and 59 years old.

Adj

  • Of or related to command over 50 men.
  • Of or related to fiftysomethings.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin quinquāgēnārius (“containing 50”) + -an, either directly or via French quinquagénaire, from Latin quīnquāgēnus (“50 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīnquāgintā (“five tens, fifty”). Cognate with quinquagenary.

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