tricenarian

Noun

tricenarian (plural tricenarians)

1. The highest rank and pay grade for prefectures in Ancient Rome.
   • Following the reign of Scptimius Severus (193-211), the emperor's patrimonium, his personal properties, was merged with a new department, the ratio privata (private accounts) headed by the magister rationis summae privatae at the tricenarian level.1983, The Journal of Library History - Volume 18, page 154
   • In the honorific inscription CIL to his son-in-law he is described as vir perfectissimae memoriae, and thus must have risen to tricenarian rank.2008, Jörg Rüpke, David Richardson, Fasti Sacerdotum: A Prosopography of Pagan, Jewish, and Christian Religious Officials in the City of Rome, 300 BC to AD 499
2. A person in their thirties, a person aged between 30 and 39 years (inclusive).
   • « I sure hope so » agreed the tricenarian, « it would be a real shame to have been on this island without having really seen its treasures » he observed, his attitude revealing that he actually expected the unsatisfactory outcome.2011, 2206 : Window Onto A New World, page 203
   • (see title) Celebrate 30 to 39 years old and show your love for the best dad, daddy, mom, mother, stepdad, papa, stepmom, uncle, aunt godmother or godfather ever with this themed Thirty 3Oth Gifts Tricenarian birthday notebook planner.2019, Elderberry's Outlet, Warning Official Tricenarian, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   thirtysomething