"Twelfth lustre"—What does that mean?

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08-24-2013, 01:53 AM

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"Twelfth lustre"—What does that mean?

In his book " Thoughts and Adventures," Winston Churchill describes his generation as being in its twelfth lustre. What is the meaning and origin of that expression?

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