French pox

English edit

Etymology edit

French +‎ pox; attested from the 16th century.

Noun edit

French pox (uncountable)

(archaic) syphilis

See also edit

morbus gallicus

References edit

“French pox, n.” in the Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed., September 2009)

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