Ferula
Pronunciation : Fer"u*la
Part of Speech : n.
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.]
Definition : 1. A ferule. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913