Lustrum Lustrum A lustrum (, plural lustra) was a term for a five-year period in Ancient Rome. The lustration was originally a sacrifice for expiation and purification offered by one of the censors in the name of the Roman people at the close of the taking of the census. The sacrifice was often in the form of an animal sacrifice, known as a suovetaurilia. These censuses were taken at five-year intervals, thus a lustrum came to refer to the five-year inter-census period. ' (from ', ) is a lustration or purification of the whole Roman people performed by one of the
Luuurve is a Many Trousered Thing quote from the book itself, as is tradition in the series. It is a play on the phrase "Love is a many-splendored thing." It is explained as meaning that someone can love more than one person simultaneously. Continuing the past metaphors of "the rack of love" and "the cakeshop of love", Georgia begins to refer to her possible boyfriends as different types of pastries. Masimo is labeled as the "Italian cakey", Robbie is known as the "Robbie Éclair", and Dave the Laugh is referred to as "Dave the Tart". As Georgia is exploring the differences between the three boys, Robbie