Ferdwite

An acquittance of manslaughter committed in the army; also a fine Imposed on persons for not going forth on a military expedition, Cowell. FERIA (Lat.). In Old English Law. A week-day; a holiday; a day on which process may not be served; a fair; a ferry. Du Cange; Spelman, Gloss.; Cowell; 4 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law 17. FERI>€ (Lat). In Civil Law. Holidays. Numerous festivals were called by this name in the early Roman empire. In the later Roman empire the single days occurring at Intervals of a week apart, commencing with the seventh day of the ecclesiastical year, were so called. Du Cange. All feriw were dies nefasti. They were divided Into two classes, — *‘feria publicw" and "fericB privatce." The latter were only observed by single families or individuals in commemoration of some particular event which had been of Importauce to them or their ancestors. Smith, Diet. Antlq.

In Saxon law. An acquittance of manslaughter committed in the army; also a line imposed on persons for not going forth on a military expedition. Cowell.

See Firdwite, t*ERE, Ferre, Feor. L. Fr. To make or do. Kelham, Old forms of faire, (q.v.)