See Also: Ferio(dictionary)

Ferio (iou)



Ferio noun. M16.
[Latin = to strike dead, taken as a mnemonic of scholastic philosophers, E a universal negative proposition, I a particular affirmative proposition, and O a particular negative proposition.]
Logic. The fourth mood of the first syllogistic figure, in which a universal negative major premiss and a particular affirmative minor yield a particular negative conclusion.