Ague (noun) (archaic)
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Malaria or another illness involving fever and shivering.
Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin acuta (febris) ‘acute (fever)’.
Example sentences
“Although he diagnosed ague, we cannot confirm malaria.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
