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fetial (FEE-shuhl) - adj., of, pertaining to, or concerning declarations of war and treaties of peace.
Also, in its technical sense, pertaining to a college of 20 priestly heralds in ancient Rome, or a fētiālis, a member of same. Like most things from the older strata of Roman society, the origins are obscure, but it seems to ultimately come from a PIE root *feti-, with a sense of a foundation.
---L.
Also, in its technical sense, pertaining to a college of 20 priestly heralds in ancient Rome, or a fētiālis, a member of same. Like most things from the older strata of Roman society, the origins are obscure, but it seems to ultimately come from a PIE root *feti-, with a sense of a foundation.
---L.
