Definition of caudle
: a drink (as for invalids) usually of warm ale or wine mixed with bread or gruel, eggs, sugar, and spices
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Origin and Etymology of caudle
Middle English caudel, from Anglo-French *caudel, chaudel from calt, chaut warm, from Latin calidus — more at cauldron
First Known Use: 14th century
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