Dec 1, 2018 - 00:00
Dec 1, 2018 - 00:00
 0
PERT'ILENCE, n. [L. pestilentia, from pestilens; pestis,plague.]

1. Plague, appropriately so called; but in a general sense, any contagious or infectious disease that is epidemic and mortal.

2. Corruption or moral disease destructive to happiness.

Profligate habits carry pestilence into the bosom of domestic society.

arrow_back
chevron_leftPrevious Article Webster Dictionary :: Perterer
Next Articlechevron_right Webster Dictionary :: Pertinacious
arrow_forward