noun, plural fe·ri·ae [feer-ee-ee] /ˈfɪər iˌi/, fe·ri·as.
- Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
adjective
- of or relating to a feria
- rare of or relating to a holiday
noun plural -rias or -riae (-rɪˌiː)
- RC Church a weekday, other than Saturday, on which no feast occurs
“pertaining to holidays,” late 14c., from Old French ferial, from Medieval Latin ferialis, from Latin feriae (see feast (n.)).