valetudinarianism


val·e·tu·di·nar·i·an·ism

noun \-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm\

Definition of VALETUDINARIANISM

: the condition or state of mind of a valetudinarian

First Known Use of VALETUDINARIANISM

1839

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