fetial
pronunciation
How to pronounce fetial in British English:
UK ['fi:ʃəl]
How to pronounce fetial in American English:
US ['fiʃəl]
Word Origin
- fetial (adj.)
- 1530s, "pertaining to the Fetiales," the Roman diplomatic corps, a college of 20 priests whose duty was to act as heralds and maintain the laws of war, from Latin fetiales "speaking, negotiating, diplomatic," which is of unknown origin.