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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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