fetial

[ fee-shuh l ]
/ ˈfi ʃəl /

adjective

concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace: fetial law.

Origin of fetial

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

Words nearby fetial

fetching, fete, fete day, feterita, feti-, fetial, feticide, fetid, fetiparous, fetish, fetishism

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British Dictionary definitions for fetial

fetial
/ (ˈfiːʃəl) /

noun plural fetiales (ˌfiːʃɪˈeɪliːz)

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

adjective

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

Word Origin for fetial

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