feveret

English

Etymology

fever + -et

Noun

feveret (plural feverets)

  1. (obsolete) A slight fever.
    • 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. [], London: [] D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe [], →OCLC:
      A light feveret, or an old quartan ague, is not a sufficient excuse for non-appearance.
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