FERIAL


Meaning of FERIAL in English

I. ˈfireəl, ˈfer- adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French ferial, from Medieval Latin ferialis, from Late Latin feria + Latin -alis -al

1. : of, relating to, or being a feria ; especially : belonging to any day of an ecclesiastical calendar that is marked by no special observance

a cloth of gold vestment can be worn for festal as well as for dominical and ferial offices

2. archaic : of or being a legal holiday when labor is suspended and judicial proceedings may not be held or process served

II. noun

( -s )

: feria I

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