fermier général (Fr.), farmer-general, one who farmed certain taxes under the old French monarchy.

festina lente (L.), hasten gently.

fête champêtre (Fr.), a rural festival, garden party.

Fête-Dieu (Fr.), Corpus Christi.

feu (pl. feux) d'artifice (Fr.), fireworks.

feu de joie (Fr.), a bonfire: in English (not in French), a firing of guns in token of joy.

feuilletoniste (Fr.), one who writes for feuilletons. See Feuilleton in Dict.

fiat experimentum in corpore vili (L.), let experiment be made on a worthless body.

fiat justitia, ruat cœlum (L.), let justice be done, though the heavens should fall.

fiat lux (L.), let there be light.