férule

See also: ferule

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferula.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fe.ʁyl/

Noun

férule f (plural férules)

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

Derived terms

Further reading

“férule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

fêlure
reflue, reflué

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