mercuriale

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mercurialis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛʁ.ky.ʁjal/

Noun

mercuriale f (plural mercuriales)

(historical) A session of the French Parliament held on a Wednesday where the First President would denounce any injustices.
reprimand, scolding

Further reading

“mercuriale” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Adjective

mercuriale (masculine and feminine plural mercuriali)

mercurial (all senses)

Middle English

Noun

mercuriale (uncountable)

Alternative form of mercurial.

References

“mercurial (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 June 2018.

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