Main Entry: quin·sy

Pronunciation: \ˈkwin-zē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural quinsies

Etymology: Middle English quinesie, from Anglo-French esquinauncy, quinancie, from Late Latin cynanche, from Greek kynanchē, from kyn-, kyōn dog + anchein to strangle — more at hound, anger

Date: 14th century

: an abscess in the tissue around a tonsil usually resulting from bacterial infection and often accompanied by pain and fever