king's evil
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of king's evil
1350–1400; Middle English kynges evel
Example Sentences
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The stubborn university was last to give way, but when the doctors of theology learnt that Henry had touched for the king's evil and that many had been cured, they too were convinced.
From The Story of Paris by Kimball, Katherine
Storms, earthquakes, and floods are described; and records of certificates granted to persons to go before the king to be touched for the disease called the king’s evil.
From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
This boy was sorely afflicted with the king's evil, but was to all appearance cured by Mr. Greatrakes' laying his hand on the parts affected.
From Curiosities of Human Nature by Anonymous
About the year 1662, he began to conceive himself possessed of an extraordinary power of removing scrofula, or king's evil, by means of touching or stroking the parts affected, with his hands.
From Curiosities of Human Nature by Anonymous
The power attached to them for this form of ailment was similar to that which the king's touch had for scrofula or the king's evil.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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