valetudinarianism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

valetudinarianism
    n 1: the state of being weak in health or body (especially from
         old age) [syn: {infirmity}, {frailty}, {debility},
         {feebleness}, {frailness}, {valetudinarianism}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Valetudinarianism \Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an*ism\, n.
   The condition of a valetudinarian; a state of feeble health;
   infirmity.
   [1913 Webster]

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