fetial

[ fee-shuhl ]

adjective

1. concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:

   fetial law.

fetial

/ ˈfiːʃəl /

noun

1. (in ancient Rome) any of the 20 priestly heralds involved in declarations of war and in peace negotiations

adjective

1. of or relating to the fetiales
2. a less common word for heraldic

Word History and Origins

Origin of fetial¹

1525–35; < Latin fētiālis pertaining to a fētiālis, a member of the Roman college of priests who acted as representatives in disputes with foreign nations

Word History and Origins

Origin of fetial¹

C16: from Latin fētiālis , probably from Old Latin fētis treaty

Example Sentences

The treaty was then signed and handed over to the keeping of the fetial college.

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