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Definition of Fecial
1. a. Pertaining to heralds, declarations of war, and treaties of peace; as, fecial law.
Definition of Fecial
1. Adjective. Relating to heralds, declarations of war, and peace treaties. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fecial
1. fetial [n -S] - See also: fetial
Medical Definition of Fecial
1. Pertaining to heralds, declarations of war, and treaties of peace; as, fecial law. Origin: L. Fetialis belonging to the fetiales, the Roman priests who sanctioned treaties and demanded satisfaction from the enemy before a formal declaration of war. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fecial
| feceated feceates feceating fecht fechter fechters fechting fechts fecial (current term) fecials | fecit fecked fecking feckless fecklessly fecklessness fecklessnesses feckly fecks feculae |
Literary usage of Fecial
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Law of Nations in Europe and America: From the Earliest Times by Henry Wheaton (1845)
"The formal institution of the fecial law, with a college of heralds to expound
and enforce it, which they borrowed from the Etruscans, was merely intended ..."
2. The Story of the Stick in All Ages and Lands: A Philosophical History and by Antony Réal (1892)
"—Betrothal by the Stick.— The Stick among the Romans.— The Lictors.—fecial
Priests.— War and peace, servitude and ..."
3. Samuelis Rachelii ... De Jure Naturae Et Gentium Dissertationes by Samuel Rachel, Ludwig von Bar, John Pawley Bate (1916)
"A fecial asked King Tullus thus: ' Dost thou command me, O King, to conclude a
treaty with ... The fecial brought a pure blade of grass from the citadel; ..."
4. Elements of International Law: With a Sketch of the History of the Science by Henry Wheaton (1836)
"The institution of the fecial law, with a college of heralds to expound it, which
they borrowed from the Etruscans, is the only symptom of a recognition by ..."
5. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1917)
"The fecial College of Rome had charge of treaties and, though the Greeks apparently
were scrupulous about observing international engagements and for that ..."
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