n. The condition of a valetudinarian; a state of feeble health; infirmity.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The condition of a valetudinarian; a state of feeble health; infirmity.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A state of feeble health; infirmity.
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n. the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
Word Usage
"True, Bruce had always been a _malade imaginaire_; like many others with the same weakness, his valetudinarianism had been terribly increased by the anxiety and worry of the war."