mesale

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A form of mesel — Synonym of leprous: having leprosy or a similar skin disorder.

OriginMiddle English mesel ← Norman mesel ← Old French mesel →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.
nounmesale (plural mesales)

plural mesales

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.

Origin

  1. Late Latinmisellus“leper”
  2. Old Frenchmesel“leprous, leper”
  3. Normanmesel“leprous, leper”
  4. Middle Englishmesel“leprous, leper”
  5. Englishmesale

From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Doublet of measles.

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APA

mesale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesale

MLA

“mesale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesale. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesale.

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