ferula

noun3

1. •
   (no longer used) A stroke from a cane.

   • And Old Barrett has a new way of twisting the note so that you can't open it and fold it again to see how many ferulae you are to get. — 1916
2. •
   (no longer used) A ferule.

   • He humbles with a ferula the tall ones — 1613
3. •
   (no longer used) The imperial sceptre in the Byzantine Empire.