- ferule⇄ferule (1), noun, verb, -uled,-uling.
- ferule⇄ferule (2), noun, transitive verb, -uled,-uling.ferrule.
- ferule⇄noun 1. a stick or ruler for punishing children by striking them, especially on the hand.
2. (Figurative.) school discipline; punishment.
Ex. to learn at the point of the ferule (Frederick W. Farrar). - ferule⇄v.t. to punish with a stick or ruler.