Fady
//ˈfeɪdi// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A system of taboos in the traditional culture of Madagascar. uncountable
Adjective
- 1 faded archaic, rare
"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 […]"
- 2 Taboo, or forbidden, under the fady system. not-comparable
Example
More examples"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 […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From fade + -y.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Malagasy fady.
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