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Definition fetial

Etymology

From Latin f?ti?lis (“priest who sanctioned treaties and demanded satisfaction from enemies before formal declarations of war”), possibly from Old Latin fetis (“statute; treaty”) + -?lis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a relationship).

It has also been suggested that f?ti?lis is derived from Proto-Indo-European *feti- (“foundation”) and related to Latin faci? (“to do; to build, construct; to appoint”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *d?eh?- (“to do, place, put”)) and Latin f?s (“divine law; will of God”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *b?eh?- (“to say, speak”)).

The plural form fetiales (probably IPA: (RP) /?fi???le?s/, (GA) /?fi???le?s/) is borrowed from Latin f?ti?l?s.

Noun

fetial (plural fetials or fetiales)

1. (Ancient Rome, politics, religion, historical) A member of the Roman college of priests who acted as representatives in disputes with foreign nations. [from 1525–1535]

Adjective

fetial (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to a fetial (member of the Roman college of priests who acted as representatives in disputes with foreign nations); (by extension) ambassadorial, heraldic.
2. Concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace.

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