triennialadj.n.

Brit.

/trʌɪˈɛnɪəl/, U.S.

/traɪˈɛniəl/

Forms: Also 1600s tryenniall, triennuall, 1700s trienial.

Etymology: < Latin triennis of three years, triennium a space of three years ( < tri- , tri- comb. form + annus year) + -al suffix¹. Compare triennal adj.

A. adj.

1. Existing or lasting for three years, three-years'; changed every three years. Triennial Act (English History), an act of 1640, limiting the duration of parliament to three years; also the name given to an act of 1694, following an earlier one of Charles II, providing against any longer intermissions of parliament than three years. Cf. sense A. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > lasting for several years > that lasts a specific number of years

seven yeara1393

quinquenniala1475

triennial1641

septennary1644

biennial1645

septenarian1647

septennial1648

diennial1656

quadrennial1656

trienniated1661

quintennial1687

semi-millenary1728

1641 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 12 Feb. 20 371 Amendm^ts that were sent downe from their Lpps to the Bill of Trienniall Parlim^ts.

1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. ii. 25 The Admiralls Patents (which anciently were..but annuall or Triennuall at most).

1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xliii. 88 My frends, whom I so much long to see after this Trienniall separation.

1701 London Gaz. No. 3756/9 When~ever the Dissolution of this Present..Parliament shall happen, either by Virtue of the Trienial Act, or Prerogative Royal.

1807 S. Horsley Serm. (1812) II. 316 We, in the writings of the evangelists have a complete summary of his [Christ's] triennial preaching.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. vi. 35 The Triennial Act of William III limited the duration of Parliament to three years at the furthest.

2. Recurring every three years.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > occurring every specific number of years

quinquennal1532

quinquennial1601

five-yearly1619

centenary1620

septennial1640

triannual1640

triennial1642

septennary1644

sexennial1646

trieterical1646

novennial1656

octennial1656

trieteric1656

quinquennalian1692

quadrenniala1700

biennial1750

sexennary1753

lustral1781

centennial1797

quaternal1813

sextennial1814

septendecennial1834

septemdecenary1843

undecennarya1847

bicentenary1862

bicentennial1883

quadricentennial1889

trigintennial1894

twelve-yearly1906

vigintennial1921

1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell xviii. 222 If these Lights grow dim, there is a Trienniall Snuffer for them.

a1666 R. Blair Life (1848) (modernized text) v. 77 Primate Usher's triennial visitation.

1782 T. Warton Specimen Hist. Oxfordshire (1783) 8 To the bishop for Procurations, on account of his triennial visitation.

1821 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. vi. 140 We have been very gay..with our triennial theatricals.

1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 182 There was a triennial change of officers.

B. n.

1. A period of three years; a triennium.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > [noun] > period of specific number of years

hendecadOE

a week of yearsa1382

weekc1384

Olympiada1387

lustre1387

yearc1425

millenary1551

prenticeship1553

septenary1576

lustrum1590

quinquennal1590

seventy1590

septimane1603

quinquennie1606

threescore (years) and tena1616

duodecad1621

quinquennium1621

jubilee1643

quadrenniala1646

chiliad1653

septennary1659

septennium1660

triennial1661

millennium1664

tetraëterid1678

octennial1679

duodenary1681

quadrennium1779

septenniad1836

quinquenniad1842

milliad1843

tricentenary1846

triennium1847

vicennium1847

bimillenary1850

lustration1853

sexennium1858

septennate1874

quinquennial1877

pentad1880

sexennate1898

aeon1960

1661 Sir H. Vane's Politics 13 During our Principality, which breathed out many Triennials.

1893 Minutes National Council Congregational Churches U.S. 1892 143 No other triennial in the history of the society has a tithe of the work in the way of..printed appeals.

2. An event recurring every three years; spec. the visitation of his diocese by a bishop every three years.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > bishop > [noun] > see of > visit to

triennial1640

1640 Archdeaconry of Essex Minutes 29 July (MS.) We were this day inhibited for the Bp's. of London's tryenniall, by Gilson.

1724 Bp. Downes in Nicolson's Epist. Corr. 576 The expence of the Triennial may leave your pocket empty.

3. A publication that appears triennially.

ΚΠ

1849 Harvard Class Poem 4 Our tale shall be told by a silent star, On the page of some future Triennial.

Derivatives

trienniˈality n. [compare French triennalité] the condition of being triennial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > [noun] > something lasting a year > condition of lasting for specific number of years

trienniality1806

1806 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 4 240 The parliament..produced fewer great men during its trienniality, than since the prolongation.

1817 J. Bentham Plan Parl. Reform Introd. (1818) 283 Moderate reform insists at stopping at the stage indicated by the word trienniality.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	triennial
释义	triennialadj.n. Brit. /trʌɪˈɛnɪəl/, U.S. /traɪˈɛniəl/ Forms: Also 1600s tryenniall, triennuall, 1700s trienial. Etymology: < Latin triennis of three years, triennium a space of three years ( < tri- , tri- comb. form + annus year) + -al suffix¹. Compare triennal adj. A. adj. 1. Existing or lasting for three years, three-years'; changed every three years. Triennial Act (English History), an act of 1640, limiting the duration of parliament to three years; also the name given to an act of 1694, following an earlier one of Charles II, providing against any longer intermissions of parliament than three years. Cf. sense A. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > lasting for several years > that lasts a specific number of years seven yeara1393 quinquenniala1475 triennial1641 septennary1644 biennial1645 septenarian1647 septennial1648 diennial1656 quadrennial1656 trienniated1661 quintennial1687 semi-millenary1728 1641 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 12 Feb. 20 371 Amendm^ts that were sent downe from their Lpps to the Bill of Trienniall Parlim^ts. 1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. ii. 25 The Admiralls Patents (which anciently were..but annuall or Triennuall at most). 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xliii. 88 My frends, whom I so much long to see after this Trienniall separation. 1701 London Gaz. No. 3756/9 When~ever the Dissolution of this Present..Parliament shall happen, either by Virtue of the Trienial Act, or Prerogative Royal. 1807 S. Horsley Serm. (1812) II. 316 We, in the writings of the evangelists have a complete summary of his [Christ's] triennial preaching. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. vi. 35 The Triennial Act of William III limited the duration of Parliament to three years at the furthest. 2. Recurring every three years. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > occurring every specific number of years quinquennal1532 quinquennial1601 five-yearly1619 centenary1620 septennial1640 triannual1640 triennial1642 septennary1644 sexennial1646 trieterical1646 novennial1656 octennial1656 trieteric1656 quinquennalian1692 quadrenniala1700 biennial1750 sexennary1753 lustral1781 centennial1797 quaternal1813 sextennial1814 septendecennial1834 septemdecenary1843 undecennarya1847 bicentenary1862 bicentennial1883 quadricentennial1889 trigintennial1894 twelve-yearly1906 vigintennial1921 1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell xviii. 222 If these Lights grow dim, there is a Trienniall Snuffer for them. a1666 R. Blair Life (1848) (modernized text) v. 77 Primate Usher's triennial visitation. 1782 T. Warton Specimen Hist. Oxfordshire (1783) 8 To the bishop for Procurations, on account of his triennial visitation. 1821 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. vi. 140 We have been very gay..with our triennial theatricals. 1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 182 There was a triennial change of officers. B. n. 1. A period of three years; a triennium. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [noun] > period of specific number of years hendecadOE a week of yearsa1382 weekc1384 Olympiada1387 lustre1387 yearc1425 millenary1551 prenticeship1553 septenary1576 lustrum1590 quinquennal1590 seventy1590 septimane1603 quinquennie1606 threescore (years) and tena1616 duodecad1621 quinquennium1621 jubilee1643 quadrenniala1646 chiliad1653 septennary1659 septennium1660 triennial1661 millennium1664 tetraëterid1678 octennial1679 duodenary1681 quadrennium1779 septenniad1836 quinquenniad1842 milliad1843 tricentenary1846 triennium1847 vicennium1847 bimillenary1850 lustration1853 sexennium1858 septennate1874 quinquennial1877 pentad1880 sexennate1898 aeon1960 1661 Sir H. Vane's Politics 13 During our Principality, which breathed out many Triennials. 1893 Minutes National Council Congregational Churches U.S. 1892 143 No other triennial in the history of the society has a tithe of the work in the way of..printed appeals. 2. An event recurring every three years; spec. the visitation of his diocese by a bishop every three years. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > bishop > [noun] > see of > visit to triennial1640 1640 Archdeaconry of Essex Minutes 29 July (MS.) We were this day inhibited for the Bp's. of London's tryenniall, by Gilson. 1724 Bp. Downes in Nicolson's Epist. Corr. 576 The expence of the Triennial may leave your pocket empty. 3. A publication that appears triennially. ΚΠ 1849 Harvard Class Poem 4 Our tale shall be told by a silent star, On the page of some future Triennial. Derivatives trienniˈality n. [compare French triennalité] the condition of being triennial. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [noun] > something lasting a year > condition of lasting for specific number of years trienniality1806 1806 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 4 240 The parliament..produced fewer great men during its trienniality, than since the prolongation. 1817 J. Bentham Plan Parl. Reform Introd. (1818) 283 Moderate reform insists at stopping at the stage indicated by the word trienniality. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1640
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