dies fastus

noun

di·​es fas·​tus

¦dēˌā|sˈfästəs

plural dies fasti

-ˌstē

1

: a day on which Roman religious law permitted secular activities or an auspicious day for such activities

2

: any of the 40 days of each year on which the praetors under the Roman republic could exercise their general powers in holding court

broadly : dies comitialis

Word History

Etymology

Latin, literally, court day

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