FERULA

Etymology

Noun

ferula (plural ferulas or ferulae)

(obsolete) A ferule.

(archaic) A stroke from a cane.

(obsolete) The imperial sceptre in the Byzantine Empire.

Anagrams

• Laufer, earful

Source: Wiktionary


Fer"u*la, n. Etym: [L. ferula giant fennel (its stalks were used in punishing schoolboys), rod, whip, fr. ferire to strike; akin to OHG. berjan, Icel. berja. Cf. Ferule.]

1. A ferule. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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