- VALETUDIN
- valetudine
Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions . 2014.
VALETUDIN
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valetudinarian — I. noun Etymology: Latin valetudinarius sickly, infirm, from valetudin , valetudo state of health, sickness, from valēre to be strong, be well more at wield Date: 1703 a person of a weak or sickly constitution; especially one whose chief concern… … New Collegiate Dictionary
valetudinary — /val i toohd n er ee, tyoohd /, n., pl. valetudinaries. valetudinarian. [1575 85; < L valetudinarius sickly, equiv. to valetudin (s. of valetudo) good or bad state of health (vale(re) to be well + tudo TUDE) + arius ARY] * * * … Universalium
valetudinary — val•e•tu•di•nar•y [[t]ˌvæl ɪˈtud nˌɛr i, ˈtyud [/t]] n. pl. nar•ies valetudinarian • Etymology: 1575–85; < L valētūdinārius sickly =valētūdin , s. of valētūdō state of health (valē(re) to be well + tūdō tude) + ārius ary … From formal English to slang
