Ē'rā, n.

(89), n.; pl. Ē'rās. [It. & Sp. era, Fr. ère, Late Lat. æra, Isidor, 5, 36. Originally, probably of O. Sp. or Iberian origin, for in Basque era signifies time.]

1. A fixed point of time, from which a series of years is reckoned; as, the Christian era.
2. A succession of years proceeding from a fixed point, or comprehended between two fixed points; a dispensation; as, the era of the Seleucides ended with the reign of Antiochus.

Syn.—Epoch; time; date; period; age. See EPOCH.