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la férule

/fe.ʁyl/ noun · feminine C2
  1. fennel, giant fennel (Ferula communis)
  2. ferule (instrument to slap children on the hand)
  3. the crook of a bishop, abbot, or pope
  4. bondage (figuratively)

Plural férules

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