ferula, n. [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.].
A ferule. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire. [1913 Webster]