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king's evil
noun
- scrofula: so called because it was supposed to be curable by the touch of the reigning sovereign.
king's evil
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Word History and Origins
Origin of king's evil1
1350–1400; Middle English kynges evel
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Word History and Origins
Origin of king's evil1
C14: from the belief that the king's touch would heal scrofula
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Example Sentences
In 1662 the idea seized him that he had the power of healing the kings-evil.
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She has the kings evil, rejoined Eyrymount, whose objection to this match was apparent.
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The old ignorant kings and queens were said to remove the scrofula (kings evil) by the touch.
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