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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Feriale, Feriall, a.¹ Also: feryale, -ial, -iell. [ME. feryall, ferial (1387), OF. ferial, med. L. ferialis.]

1. Ferial day, an ordinary week-day. 1447 Cart. S. Giles 78.
I salbe with surplice on feriable [sic] dais … anid on festiale dais at matyns 1496 Misc. Spald. C. V. 32.
To singe … houris and diuine seruice … by bath festuale and feriale days 1521 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 355.
All vther dyvin seruice vse and vont within thar said kirk festuell and feriell days 1549 Annals Banff. I. 25.
The provest … inhebitis all utheris to sell ony flysche … vpon feriall day or haly day 1567 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 114.
Mr Patrick Craigh … for celebrating the marriage of James Lindsay … upon a ferial day … was suspended from his ministrie 1579 Ib. II. 441.
It is aggreit that they may marrie on feriall dayes

2. Ferial time = feriat time, Feriat a. 1468 Acts II. 92/2.
As to Justice aris … nocht withstanding that thar is part of thaim set in feriale tyme [etc.] 1471 Acta Aud. 16/1.
The last court quhen … the dome was gevin was within feryale tyme on Gude Wednisday in passioun woulk 1478 Acta Conc. 16/1.
Thai gert it [a brief] be seruit in heervist quhilk is feriale tyme and forbiddin of the law 1747 Paisley Regality MS. (Reg. H.).
We … cognosce … in respect of the insueing feriale and close time of vacance without your Lordships dispensation for that effect