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Answer for the clue "School discipline ", 6 letters:
ferula

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context obsolete English) A ferule. 2 (context obsolete English) The imperial sceptre in the Byzantine Empire.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ferula \Fer"u*la\, n. [L. ferula giant fennel (its stalks were used in punishing schoolboys), rod, whip, fr. ferire to strike; akin to OHG. berjan, Icel. berja. Cf. Ferule .] A ferule. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ferula may refer to: Ferula , a genus of flowering plants Papal ferula