Definition of "fetial" in Englisch

noun

1. (Ancient Rome, politics, religion, historical) A member of the Roman college of priests who acted as representatives in disputes with foreign nations.

adjective

1. Of or relating to a fetial (member of the Roman college of priests who acted as representatives in disputes with foreign nations); (by extension) ambassadorial, heraldic.

2. Concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace.