fady

adj, noun — 3 senses

fady

adj

/ˈfeɪdi/

Etymology From fade + -y.

1

Archaic, Rare faded

A straight-lined avenue, that is widened in front, and planted there with yew trees, then firs, then with trees more and more fady, till they end in the almond-willow, or silver osier, will produce a very remarkable deception of the former kind […]1764, William Shenstone, Unconnected Thoughts on Gardening (1764):

fady

noun

/ˈfædi/ · /ˈfɑːdi/

Etymology Borrowed from Malagasy fady.

1

A system of taboos in the traditional culture of Madagascar.

fady

adj

Etymology Borrowed from Malagasy fady.

1

Taboo, or forbidden, under the fady system.

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