ferial

fe·ri·a

 (fîr′ē-ə, fĕr′-)

n. pl. fe·ri·as or fe·ri·ae (-ē-ē′)

A weekday on a church calendar on which no feast is observed.

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[Medieval Latin fēria, ordinary day, weekday, from Late Latin, feast day (used with ordinals to name the days of the week), from Latin fēriae, religious festival, holidays; see dhēs- in Indo-European roots.]

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fe′ri·al adj.

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ferial

(ˈfɪərɪəl)

adj

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to a feria

2. rare of or relating to a holiday

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

ferial - of or relating to or being a feria

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