férule
See also: ferule
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ferula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fe.ʁyl/
Noun
férule f (plural férules)
- fennel, giant fennel (genus Ferula)
- ferule (device for hitting schoolchildren)
- the crook of a bishop, abbot, or pope
- (figuratively) bondage
Derived terms
- férule commune
- grande férule
- sous la férule
Further reading
- “férule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- fêlure
- reflue, reflué