Word Meanings - FERULA - Book Publishers vocabulary database

punishing schoolboys), rod, whip, fr. ferire to strike; akin to OHG. 1. A ferule. Beau. & Fl. 2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.

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• PUNISHER
  One who inflicts punishment.
• EMPIRE STATE
  New York; -- a nickname alluding to its size and wealth.
• IMPERIAL
  L. imperialis, fr. imperium command, sovereignty, empire. See 1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an imperial government; imperial authority or edict. The last That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. Shak. 2. Belonging to, or
• PUNISHABLE
  Deserving of, or liable to, punishment; capable of being punished by law or right; -- said of person or offenses. That time was, when to be a Protestant, to be a Christian, was by law as punishable as to be a traitor. Milton. -- Pun"ish*a*ble*ness,
• EMPIRE STATE OF THE WEST
  Missouri; -- a nickname.
• EASTERN CHURCH
  That portion of the Christian church which prevails in the countries once comprised in the Eastern Roman Empire and the countries converted to Christianity by missionaries from them. Its full official title is The Orthodox Catholic Apostolic Eastern
• STRIKE
  Strucken ; p. pr. & vb. n. Striking. Struck is more commonly proceed, flow, AS. strican to go, proceed, akin to D. strijken to rub, stroke, strike, to move, go, G. streichen, OHG. strihhan, L. stringere to touch lightly, to graze, to strip off
• EMPIRE STATE OF THE SOUTH
  Georgia; -- a nickname.
• SCEPTERELLATE
  Having a straight shaft with whorls of spines; -- said of certain sponge spicules. See Illust. under Spicule.
• BYZANTINE
  Of or pertaining to Byzantium. -- n.
• EASTERNMOST
  Most eastern.
• IMPERIALITY
  1. Imperial power. 2. An imperial right or privilegs. See Royalty. The late empress having, by ukases of grace, relinquished her imperialities on the private mines, viz., the tenths of the copper, iron, silver and gold. W. Tooke.
• FERULE
  A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on the hand, in punishment.
• EMPIRE
  1. Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. "The empire of the sea." Shak. Over hell extend His empire, and with iron scepter rule. Milton. 2. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion
• IMPERIALISM
  The power or character of an emperor; imperial authority; the spirit of empire. Roman imperialism had divided the world. C. H. Pearson.
• PUNISHMENT
  A penalty inflicted by a court of justice on a convicted offender as a just retribution, and incidentally for the purposes of reformation and prevention. (more info) 1. The act of punishing. 2. Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person
• IMPERIALIZE
  To invest with imperial authority, character, or style; to bring to the form of an empire. Fuller.
• IMPERIALIST
  One who serves an emperor; one who favors imperialism.
• IMPERIALLY
  In an imperial manner.
• STRIKER
  1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wieds the sledge. 2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner. Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard, to try
• UNSCEPTERED; UNSCEPTRED
  Having no scepter. 2. Etym: (more info) 1. Etym:
• SOUTHEASTERN
  Of or pertaining to the southeast; southeasterly.
• NORTHEASTERN
  Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeasterly.
• OVERSTRIKE
  To strike beyond.
• THUNDERSTRIKE
  1. To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning. Sir P. Sidney. 2. To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible; -- rarely used except in the past participle. drove before him, thunderstruck. Milton.