valetudinary

adjective

val·e·tu·di·nary | \ ˌva-lə-ˈtü-də-ˈner-ē

, -ˈtyü-\

Definition of valetudinary

(Entry 1 of 2)

: valetudinarian

valetudinary

noun

plural valetudinaries

Definition of valetudinary (Entry 2 of 2)

: valetudinarian

History and Etymology for valetudinary

Adjective

borrowed from Latin valētūdinārius "incapacitated by ill health, invalid," from valētūdin-, valētūdō "good health, health in general, illness" (from valēre "to have strength, be well" + -tūdin-, -tūdō, suffix forming abstract nouns) + -ārius -ary entry 2 — more at wield

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noun derivative of valetudinary entry 1

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The first known use of valetudinary was in 1581

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