black death

black death

noun, often capitalized B&D

Definition of BLACK DEATH

1

: plague 2b

2

: a severe epidemic of plague and especially bubonic plague that occurred in Asia and Europe in the 14th century

Origin of BLACK DEATH

from the black patches formed on the skin of its victims

First Known Use: 1758

Rhymes with BLACK DEATH

brain death, crib death, daleth, handbreadth, hairbreadth, Lambeth