| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Pertaining to heralds, declarations of war, and treaties of peace; as, fecial law.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb fecially.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (fecially) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fecial.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FECIAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Fecial \Fe"cial\, adjective. [Latin expression fetialis belonging to the fetiales, the Roman priests who sanctioned treaties and demanded satisfaction from the enemy before formal declaration of war.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FECIAL
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Pertaining to heralds and the denunciation of war to an enemy; as fecial law. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
