festūca festūcae f

festūca : nom./voc. singular

festūcā : abl. singular

1. 1

   straw

2. 2

   stalk, stem

3. 3

   rod used to touch slaves in ceremonial manumission

   = vindicta

4. 4

   ram, piledriver (often spelt fistūca in this sense)

5. 5

   rod as a symbol of legal authority