three score and ten



three score and ten

Seventy. (A "score" is a group of 20.) Our forefathers were lucky to reach three score and ten—many of them died much younger than that.
See also: and, score, ten, three

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Humphries['hʌmfriz]
Emery['eməri]
KyllikkiKUYL-leek-kee (Finnish)Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Abioye-Western African, Yoruba
Mostyn-Welsh
Ptolemaios-Ancient Greek