Definition of QUINQUAGENARY

quinquagenary

Plural: quinquagenaries

Noun

  • Synonym of pentecoster: an officer who commands 50 men.
  • A 50-year anniversary.

Adj

  • Synonym of quinquagenarian: Of or related to fiftysomethings.
  • Of or related to 50-year anniversaries.

Origin / Etymology

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

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