• (a.) Continuing three years; as, triennial parliaments; a triennial reign. • (n.) Something which takes place or appears once in three years. • (a.) Happening, coming about, or appearing once in every three years; as, triennial elections; a triennial catalogue; a triennial visitation. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/triennial/
triennial 1. Existing or lasting for three years, three-years; changed every three years. 2. Recurring every three years. 3. A commemoration or celebration of an event that occurred three years earlier; a third anniversary. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/136/5