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tricennals

tricennals is the plural of tricennal.

Meaning of tricennal

Noun

tricennal (plural tricennals)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of trental, set of 30 requiem masses, the payment for such services.
    • Your forefathers sawe somwhat, whiche made this constitution, against the venalitie and sale of Masses, that vnder peine of suspending, no priest shuld sell his sayinge of tricennals, or annals.1537, H. Latimer, Sermon to Clergie, E2
    Synonyms:
    trental, set of 30 requiem masses

Questions about tricennals

What is tricennals the plural of?
Tricennals is the plural of tricennal.

Words near tricennals in the dictionary

  1. tricenaries
  2. tricenary
  3. tricennal
  4. tricennalia
  5. tricennalias
  6. tricennals
  7. tricennia
  8. tricennial
  9. tricennium
  10. tricenniums
  11. tricent

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