quinsy

[ kwin-zee ]

nounPathology.
  1. a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess.

Origin of quinsy

1
1300–50; Middle English quin(e)sie<Medieval Latin quinancia,Late Latin cynanchē<Greek kynánchē sore throat

Other words from quinsy

  • quinsied, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for quinsy

quinsy

/ (ˈkwɪnzɪ) /


noun
  1. inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues with the formation of abscesses

Origin of quinsy

1
C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin from Greek kunankhē, from kuōn dog + ankhein to strangle

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012