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king's evil

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scrofula

Suppose the person the matter is taken from, has the king's evil, the pox, madness, or some other inveterate disease — I am sure the inoculator can give no reason why it should not convey one distemper as well as the other.

{i} scrofula, tuberculosis of the lymph glands of the neck (in the past it was believed to be curable by the royal touch)
king's evil

    Hyphenation

    king's e·vil

    Turkish pronunciation

    kîngz ivıl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkəɴɢz ˈēvəl/ /ˈkɪŋz ˈiːvəl/

    Etymology

    () From a popular belief that the King could cure the disease by touching the sufferer.
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