parlesie
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palsy — palsy1 palsylike, adj. /pawl zee/, n., pl. palsies, v., palsied, palsying. n. 1. any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body. 2. paralysis (def. 1b) … Universalium
palsy — (n.) disease causing paralysis, late 13c., palesie, from Anglo Fr. parlesie, O.Fr. paralisie, from L. paralysis (see PARALYSIS (Cf. paralysis)) … Etymology dictionary
palsy — pal•sy [[t]ˈpɔl zi[/t]] n. pl. sies, 1) pat any of several conditions characterized by paralysis, as Bell s palsy 2) pat any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts or of the entire body 3) pat to… … From formal English to slang
palsy — /ˈpɔlzi / (say pawlzee) noun (plural palsies) 1. paralysis. –verb (t) (palsied, palsying) 2. Rare (usually figurative) to paralyse. {Middle English parlesie, from Old French paralisie, from Latin paralysis paralysis} –palsied, adjective …
palsy — [pôl′zē] n. pl. palsies [ME palesie, parlesie < OFr paralisie < L paralysis,PARALYSIS] paralysis of any voluntary muscle as a result of some disorder in the nervous system, sometimes accompanied with involuntary tremors vt. palsied,… … English World dictionary
pal|sy — «PL zee», noun, plural sies, verb, sied, sy|ing. –n. paralysis; lessening or loss of power to feel, to move, or to control motion in some part of the body. Palsy occurs especially with Parkinson s disease. »The man had palsy in his arm. –v.t. 1.… … Useful english dictionary
