ferula Meaning, Definition & Usage

Fer"u*la noun
Etymology
L. ferula giant fennel (its stalks were used in punishing schoolboys), rod, whip, fr. ferire to strike; akin to OHG. berjan, Icel. berja. Cf. Ferule.
Definitions
  1. A ferule. Obs. Beau. & Fl.
  2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.

Webster 1913