nounWord forms: plural fetiales (ˌfiːʃɪˈeɪliːz)1. (in ancient Rome) any of the 20 priestly heralds involved in declarations of war and in peace negotiations
adjective2. of or relating to the fetiales
3. a less common word for heraldic
Word origin
C16: from Latin
fētiālis, probably from Old Latin
fētis treaty