mesell

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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.
nounmesell (plural mesells)

plural mesells

  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. Englishmesell

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

mesell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesell

MLA

“mesell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesell.

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