Quinquatrian.

Brit.

/kwɪnˈkwɒtrɪə/, U.S.

/kwɪnˈkwɑtriə/

Forms:

α. 1500s– Quinquatria.

β. 1600s– Quinquatrus Brit. /kwɪnˈkwɒtrəs/, U.S. /ˌkwɪnˈkwɑtrəs/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin quinquātria, quinquātrūs.

Etymology: < classical Latin quinquātria (neuter plural; also quinquātrūs (feminine plural)), the name of the festival; of uncertain origin: the first element may be quīnque five (see quinque- comb. form), as the festival began five days (counting inclusively) after the Ides (15 March), or the name may perhaps be of Etruscan origin.

Roman History.

A Roman festival in honour of the goddess Minerva (19–23 March).

ΚΠ

1591 L. Lloyd Triplicitie of Triumphes To Rdr. sig. A2^v Her feast Quinquatria.

a1627 J. Beaumont Bosworth-field (1629) 188 Each one..during all the dayes Of her Quinquatria for this onely prayes.

1634 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World (new ed.) I. xxxv. xi. 550 Simus took pleasure in painting a yong boy lying asleep..: another sacrificing vnto Minerva at the feast Quinquatrus [L. quinquatrus].

1767 B. Thornton Braggard Captain iii. ii. 180 Give something to bestow in the Quinquatria On the diviner, on th'enchantress, on The soothsayer.

1839 J. Taylor Poems & Transl. 209 March 19. First day of the Quinquatria.

1931 J. Gavorse Suetonius' Lives Twelve Caesars ii. 97 We spent the Quinquatria very merrily.

1999 B. Blackburn & L. Holford-Strevens Oxf. Compan. Year 127 Some say that this day [sc. 19 March] was chosen to honour St Joseph because it began the Quinquatrus in honour of the craft goddess Minerva.

Derivatives

† Quinquatrian n. and adj. Obsolete rare †(a) n. the Quinquatria; (b) adj. of or designating the Quinquatria.

ΚΠ

1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars vi. 196 To celebrate with him the solemnity of the Quinquatrian [L. quinquatruum].

1651 E. Sherburne Poems & Transl. 126 Whom Victor in the next Quinquatrian Games Caesar will crown, thy knowing Tongue proclames.

1881 O. Browning Introd. Hist. Educ. Theories ii. 20 There was a short holiday of five days at the Quinquatrian feast of Minerva.

† Quinquatric adj. Obsolete rare

ΚΠ

1839 J. Taylor Poems & Transl. 210 The name of the Quinquatric Festival is derivable from the 5¼ days by which the year exceeds twelve months of thirty days each.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quinquatria
释义	Quinquatrian. Brit. /kwɪnˈkwɒtrɪə/, U.S. /kwɪnˈkwɑtriə/ Forms: α. 1500s– Quinquatria. β. 1600s– Quinquatrus Brit. /kwɪnˈkwɒtrəs/, U.S. /ˌkwɪnˈkwɑtrəs/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin quinquātria, quinquātrūs. Etymology: < classical Latin quinquātria (neuter plural; also quinquātrūs (feminine plural)), the name of the festival; of uncertain origin: the first element may be quīnque five (see quinque- comb. form), as the festival began five days (counting inclusively) after the Ides (15 March), or the name may perhaps be of Etruscan origin. Roman History. A Roman festival in honour of the goddess Minerva (19–23 March). ΚΠ 1591 L. Lloyd Triplicitie of Triumphes To Rdr. sig. A2^v Her feast Quinquatria. a1627 J. Beaumont Bosworth-field (1629) 188 Each one..during all the dayes Of her Quinquatria for this onely prayes. 1634 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World (new ed.) I. xxxv. xi. 550 Simus took pleasure in painting a yong boy lying asleep..: another sacrificing vnto Minerva at the feast Quinquatrus [L. quinquatrus]. 1767 B. Thornton Braggard Captain iii. ii. 180 Give something to bestow in the Quinquatria On the diviner, on th'enchantress, on The soothsayer. 1839 J. Taylor Poems & Transl. 209 March 19. First day of the Quinquatria. 1931 J. Gavorse Suetonius' Lives Twelve Caesars ii. 97 We spent the Quinquatria very merrily. 1999 B. Blackburn & L. Holford-Strevens Oxf. Compan. Year 127 Some say that this day [sc. 19 March] was chosen to honour St Joseph because it began the Quinquatrus in honour of the craft goddess Minerva. Derivatives † Quinquatrian n. and adj. Obsolete rare †(a) n. the Quinquatria; (b) adj. of or designating the Quinquatria. ΚΠ 1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars vi. 196 To celebrate with him the solemnity of the Quinquatrian [L. quinquatruum]. 1651 E. Sherburne Poems & Transl. 126 Whom Victor in the next Quinquatrian Games Caesar will crown, thy knowing Tongue proclames. 1881 O. Browning Introd. Hist. Educ. Theories ii. 20 There was a short holiday of five days at the Quinquatrian feast of Minerva. † Quinquatric adj. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1839 J. Taylor Poems & Transl. 210 The name of the Quinquatric Festival is derivable from the 5¼ days by which the year exceeds twelve months of thirty days each. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1591
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