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trietericus

trietericus, of three years, i. e. (since in reckoning intervals of time both extremes were counted), biennial, of alternate years

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

trietēricus, a, um: (adj.), triennial, 4.302.
trĭĕtērĭcus, a, um, adj., = τριετηρικός,
  • recurring every three years, triennial: sacra, the festival of Bacchus, Ov. M. 6, 587; also called trieterica orgia, Verg. A. 4, 302. —As subst.: trĭĕtērĭca, ōrum, n., the festival of Bacchus, Ov. R. Am. 593; Stat. Th. 2, 661; id. Achill. 1, 595; Hyg. Fab. 131; cf. trieteris.

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