ferial

1 of 2

adjective

fe·​ri·​al ˈfireəl 

ˈfer-

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

ferial

2 of 2

noun

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plural -s

: feria entry 1

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

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

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Rhymes for ferial

• aerial
• areal
• ariel
• burial
• actuarial
• adversarial
• secretarial
• urticarial
• antimalarial
• biserial
• filarial
• malarial