férule

See also: ferule

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ferula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe.ʁyl/

Noun

férule f (plural férules)

1. fennel, giant fennel (genus Ferula)
2. ferule (device for hitting schoolchildren)
3. the crook of a bishop, abbot, or pope
4. (figuratively) bondage

Derived terms

• être sous la férule

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• fêlure
• reflue, reflué