ferule

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children

Etymology

From Middle French ferule (modern French férule), from Latin ferula (“giant fennel”). Doublet of ferula.

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