quinsy noun.
['kwɪnzi] ME.[Old French quinencie from medieval Latin quinancia from Greek kunagkhē CYNANCHE. Cf. SQUINANCY, SQUINSY.]Medicine. (A case of) a pus-filled swelling in the soft palate around the tonsils, usu. as a complication of tonsillitis.
Comb.:
quinsy-wort squinancy-wort,
Asperula cynanchica.
■ quinsied adjective M19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲