Ferial
[feer-ee-uh] /ˈfɪər i ə/
noun, plural feriae
[feer-ee-ee] /ˈfɪər iˌi/ (Show IPA), ferias.
1.
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
/ˈfɪərɪəl/
adjective
1.
of or relating to a feria
2.
(rare) of or relating to a holiday
/ˈfɪərɪə/
noun (pl) -rias, -riae (-rɪˌiː)
1.
(RC Church) a weekday, other than Saturday, on which no feast occurs
adj.
“pertaining to holidays,” late 14c., from Old French ferial, from Medieval Latin ferialis, from Latin feriae (see feast (n.)).
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