- Feriae Holidays
- free days.
Medieval glossary. 2014.
Feriae Holidays
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feriae — ▪ ancient Roman festival days ancient Roman festival days during which the gods were honoured and all business, especially lawsuits, was suspended. Feriae were of two types: feriae privatae and feriae publicae. The feriae privatae, usually… … Universalium
feriae — /firiyiy/ In Roman law, holidays; generally speaking, days or seasons during which free born Romans suspended their political transactions and their lawsuits, and during which slaves enjoyed a cessation from labor. All feriae were thus dies… … Black's law dictionary
feriae — /firiyiy/ In Roman law, holidays; generally speaking, days or seasons during which free born Romans suspended their political transactions and their lawsuits, and during which slaves enjoyed a cessation from labor. All feriae were thus dies… … Black's law dictionary
feria — ferial, adj. /fear ee euh/, n., pl. feriae /fear ee ee /, ferias. Eccles. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated. [1850 55; < LL: day of the week (e.g. secunda feria second day, Monday); in L only pl. feriae holidays; see FAIR2] /fe rddyah/;… … Universalium
feast — I. noun Etymology: Middle English feste, from Anglo French, from Latin festa, plural of festum festival, from neuter of festus solemn, festal; akin to Latin feriae holidays, fanum temple Date: 13th century 1. a. an elaborate and usually abundant… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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fair — fair1 W2S1 [feə US fer] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reasonable and acceptable)¦ 2¦(treating everyone equally)¦ 3¦(quite large)¦ 4¦(hair/skin)¦ 5¦(according to the rules)¦ 6¦(level of ability)¦ 7¦(weather)¦ 8 have had more than your fair share of something 9… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Thea — fem. proper name, from Gk. thea goddess, fem. equivalent of theos god, from PIE root *dhes , root of words applied to various religious concepts, e.g. L. feriae holidays, festus festive, fanum temple … Etymology dictionary
Glossary of ancient Roman religion — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Ancient Roman religion … Wikipedia
Feria — • A day on which the people, especially the slaves, were not obliged to work, and on which there were no court sessions Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Feria Feria … Catholic encyclopedia
