ladies' fever

noun

Syphilis.

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Meanings

nounladies' fever (uncountable)

alternative lady's fever

  1. archaicuncountableSyphilis.

    He asked all the sailors whether they had ‘Lady’s Fever’[.]

    1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 90

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
covent garden aguesyphilis
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APA

ladies' fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladies'%20fever

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“ladies' fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladies'%20fever. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ladies' fever,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladies'%20fever.

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