Definitions For Fetial

Adjective

(not comparable) Of or relating to a fetial (member of the roman#adjective, roman college of priests who acted as representative#noun, representatives in dispute#noun, disputes with foreign nations); (by extension) ambassadorial, heraldic. Concerned with declarations of war and treaty, treaties of peace.

Alternative forms

fecial

Translations

French: fécial, m Galician: fecial, m Portuguese: fecial, m

Noun

FETIAL (plural s, fetiales) (Ancient Rome, politics, religion, historical) A member of the roman#adjective, roman college of priests who acted as representative#noun, representatives in dispute#noun, disputes with foreign nations. from 1525–1535

Alternative forms

fecial

Translations

Catalan: fecial Galician: fecial, m, f Latin: fētiālis, m Norwegian: fetial Portuguese: fecial, m, f

Etymology

From , possibly from + -ālis, pos=suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship. It has also been suggested that fētiālis is derived from and related to (ultimately from ) and (ultimately from ).. The plural form fetiales (probably /ˈfiːʃəleɪs/, qual1=w:received pronunciation, rp, /ˈfiʃəˌleɪs/, qual2=w:general american, ga, nocount=1) is borrowed from .