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