férule

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See also: ferule

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferula.

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férule f (plural férules)

  1. (botany) fennel, giant fennel (Ferula communis)
    Synonym: férule commune
  2. (historical) ferule (instrument to slap children on the hand)
  3. (Roman Catholicism) the crook of a bishop, abbot, or pope
  4. (figuratively) bondage

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