Main Entry: ¹val·e·tu·di·nar·i·an

Pronunciation: \ˌva-lə-ˌtü-də-ˈner-ē-ən, -ˌtyü-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin valetudinarius sickly, infirm, from valetudin-, valetudo state of health, sickness, from valēre to be strong, be well — more at wield

Date: 1703

: a person of a weak or sickly constitution; especially : one whose chief concern is his or her ill health