Middle English Dictionary Entry

fēri(e n.(1)
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1.
(a) Weekday, i.e. any day in the Christian week except Sabbatum = Saturday; first ~, Sunday; second ~ Monday; etc.; [this usage was intended to avoid the traditional pagan names of the days]; (b) an ordinary day (as distinct from a religious festival); (c) heigh ~, holi ~, a holy day, a church festival falling on a weekday.