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Webster 1913 Edition

Ferule

Fer′ule

(? or ?; 277)
,
Noun.
[L.
ferula
: cf. F.
férule
. See
Ferula
.]
1.
A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on the hand, in punishment.

Fer′ule

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Feruled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Feruling
.]
To punish with a ferule.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ferule

FER'ULE

,
Noun.
[L. ferula, from ferio, to strike, or from the use of stalks of the Ferula.]
1.
A little wooden pallet or slice, used to punish children in school, by striking them on the palm of the hand. [Ferular is not used.]
2.
Under the Eastern empire, the ferula was the emperor's scepter. It was a long stem or shank, with a flat square head.

FER'ULE

,
Verb.
T.
To punish with a ferule.

Definition 2024

férule

férule

See also: ferule

French

Noun

férule f ‎(plural férules)

  1. fennel, giant fennel (genus Ferula)
  2. ferule (device for hitting schoolchildren)
  3. the crook of a bishop, abbot, or pope

Derived terms

  • être sous la férule

Anagrams

Etymology

From Latin ferula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fe.ʁyl/

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