fetialis
/ˌfiːtiˈɑːlɪs/
fetialis noun: a fetial.
Noun
fetialis (plural fetiales)
- A fetial.
- This was the mode in which Roman treaties were made, the fecialis praying Jupiter to punish the infringer of the treaty as he did the animal, which he instantly dispatched with a flint stone.1843, Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, “Heraldick Matters”, in Encyclopaedia of Antiquities and Elements of Archaeology, Classical and Mediaeval, volume 2, London, page 765
- [...] but when the theatre of war became more distant, the fetialis, consul, or praetor, contented himself with hurling his lance from a pillar near the temple of Bellona in the direction of the hostile territory, while the declaration of war itself was made by the military commander of the...1874, Theodore D. Woolsey, Introduction to the Study of International Law, 4th edition, New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., page 196
Forms of fetialis
| plural | fetiales |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fecialis |
| alternative form | fetial |
| alternative form | fecial |
Origin of fetialis
From Latin fētiālis.
Questions about fetialis
- What does fetialis mean?
- Fetialis means a fetial.
- What part of speech is fetialis?
- Fetialis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fetialis?
- Fetialis is pronounced /ˌfiːtiˈɑːlɪs/.
- What is the plural of fetialis?
- The plural of fetialis is fetiales.
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