foral

See also: forâl

Catalan

Etymology

From for +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [fuˈɾal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [foˈɾal]

Adjective

foral m or f (masculine and feminine plural forals)

1. (relational, law) of a fuero (local government charter or custom with the force of law)
   • 1962, Joan Fuster, Nosaltres, els valencians:

     La València de l'època foral s'acostuma a prescindir d'una bona fracció del seu regne.

     The Valencia of the epoch of fueros became accustomed to doing without a good fraction of her kingdom.

Further reading

• “foral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Adjective

foral m or f (masculine and feminine plural forales)

1. (relational) local government, fuero

   Synonym: forero

Further reading

• “foral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10