quadragene

noun2

1. •
   (historical) An indulgence from 40 days of fasting or similar abstinence, especially during Lent; (later) various equivalent indulgences against punishment in Purgatory.
2. •
   (historical) An indulgence provided by 40 days of fasting.

   • Actors and spectators were often granted indulgences; generally^([sic]) to the scale of one Quadragene (a forty-day fast on bread and water in return for divine grace). — 2001