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palsie

palsie is the obsolete spelling of palsy.

Meaning of palsy

Noun (1)

palsy (countable and uncountable, plural palsies)

  1. Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.
    • The palsie plagues my pulses
      when I prigg yoͬ: piggs or pullen
      your culuers take, or matchles make
      your Chanticleare or sullenc. 1620,, anonymous, “Tom o’ Bedlam’s Song” in Giles Earle his Booke (British Museum, Additional MSS. 24, 665)
    Synonyms:
    paralysis

Noun (2)

palsy (plural palsies)

  1. (slang) Mate, chum.
    • Listen, palsy, you're not the boss.2013, James Hadley Chase, You Can Say That Again

See all 4 meanings of palsy

Forms of palsie

pluralpalsies

Questions about palsie

What is palsie the obsolete spelling of?
Palsie is the obsolete spelling of palsy.

Words near palsie in the dictionary

  1. palsgravine
  2. palsgravines
  3. palship
  4. palships
  5. palsical
  6. palsie
  7. palsied
  8. palsiedly
  9. palsies
  10. palsification
  11. palstaff

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