feria¹

[feer-ee-uh]

noun, plural fe·ri·ae

[feer-ee-ee] /ˈfɪər iˌi/, fe·ri·as.

Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.

Origin of feria¹

1850–55; < Late Latin: day of the week (e.g. secunda fēria second day, Monday); in L only plural fēriae holidays; see fair²

Related formsfe·ri·al, adjective

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It was a ferial day, and I therefore went to the church at eleven in the morning after making an enormous breakfast.
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British Dictionary definitions for ferial

ferial

adjective

of or relating to a feria
rare of or relating to a holiday

feria

noun plural -rias or -riae (-rɪˌiː)

RC Church a weekday, other than Saturday, on which no feast occurs

Word Origin

C19: from Late Latin: day of the week (as in prīma fēria Sunday), singular of Latin fēriae festivals

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Word Origin and History for ferial

adj.

"pertaining to holidays," late 14c., from Old French ferial, from Medieval Latin ferialis, from Latin feriae (see feast (n.)).