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King's evil   /kɪŋz ˈivəl/   Listen
King's evil

noun
1.
A form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands.  Synonyms: scrofula, struma.






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"King's evil" Quotes from Famous Books



... last Danish king, dying without issue, Edward, son of Ethelred, is chosen king. For his great holiness, he was surnamed the Confessor, and sainted after his death. He was the first of our princes that attempted to cure the king's evil by touching. He first introduced what is now called the Common Law. In his time began the mode and humour among the English gentry, of using the French tongue and fashions, in compliance with the king, who had been bred up ...
— The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, Vol. X. • Jonathan Swift

... it," replied Master Silas. "The most poisonous reptile has the richest jewel in his head; thou shalt share the richest gift bestowed upon royalty, and shalt cure the king's evil." {45a} ...
— Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare • Walter Savage Landor



Words linked to "King's evil" :   tuberculosis, T.B., struma, scrofula, tb



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