Editing Fasti (section)

==Etymology==
''Fasti'' is the plural of the Latin adjective ''fastus'', most commonly used as a [[substantive]]. The word derives from ''[[Glossary of ancient Roman religion#fas|fas]]'', meaning "that which is permitted",<ref>{{cite book |title=Cassell's Latin Dictionary |date=1892 |publisher=Cassell & Company, Limited |page=218 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D1dJAAAAYAAJ |access-date=Mar 14, 2019}}</ref> that is, "that which is legitimate in the eyes of the gods."  ''Fasti dies'' were the days on which business might be transacted without impiety,<ref name=Britannica>{{cite web |last1=Badian |first1=E. |title=Fasti ROMAN CALENDAR |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/fasti-Roman-calendar |website=Britannica.com |access-date=Mar 14, 2019}}</ref> in contrast to ''[[Nefastus|dies nefasti]]'', days on which assemblies and courts could not convene. The word ''fasti'' itself came to denote lists organized by time.<ref name=Britannica /> The temporal structure distinguished ''fasti'' from ''[[regesta]]'', which were simple lists of property, or assets, such as land or documents, or transactions transferring property.