fetial

fetial
fetial (adj.) 1530s, "pertaining to the Fetiales," the Roman diplomatic corps, a college of 20 priests whose duty was to act as heralds and maintain the laws of war, from L. fetiales "speaking, negotiating, diplomatic," of unknown origin.

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  • fétial — ● fétial ou fécial nom masculin Prêtre et magistrat romain dont la fonction était d accomplir les formalités juridiques et religieuses relatives à la guerre. (Les fétiaux procédaient aussi aux cérémonies symboliques de la déclaration de guerre.) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • fetial — [fē′shəl] n. [L fetialis < fetiales, pl., college of priests < OL * fetis < IE * dhē ti s, statute < base * dhē : see DO1] in ancient Rome, any of a group of priests who gave advice in the conduct of war, diplomatic negotiations, etc …   English World dictionary

  • fetial — /fee sheuhl/, adj. concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace: fetial law. [1525 35; < L fetialis pertaining to a fetialis, a member of the Roman college of priests who acted as representatives in disputes with foreign nations] * *… …   Universalium

  • fétial, fétiale, fétiaux ou fécial, féciale, féciaux — ● fétial, fétiale, fétiaux ou fécial, féciale, féciaux adjectif (du latin fetialis) Qui appartient aux fétiaux …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • FETIAL — fetialis …   Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions

  • fetial — fe·tial …   English syllables

  • fetial —   a. pertaining to declaration of war and peace; heraldic …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • fetial — …   Useful english dictionary

  • fetial law — Same as fecial law …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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