Etymology

leechdom

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Today it means: A medicine; remedy. Full definition →

Middle English lechedom ← Old English lǣċedōm
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  1. Old English · inherited fromlǣċedōm“medicament, medicine; healing, salvation”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlechedom
  3. English todayleechdom

From Middle English lechedom, from Old English lǣċedōm (“medicament, medicine; healing, salvation”), equivalent to leech + -dom.

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