Ferie

/ˈfɪəri/ noun

Definition

An archaic or dialectal variant of 'feria'; a fair, festival, or weekday in religious contexts.

Etymology

A variant form of 'feria,' from Latin 'feria,' possibly showing dialectal or regional pronunciation patterns in English or Romance languages.

Kelly Says

Words like 'ferie' and 'feria' coexisted in medieval manuscripts—scribes weren't standardizing spelling, so the same word could be spelled multiple ways depending on who was writing or what region they were from.

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