BLACK DEATH


Meaning of BLACK DEATH in English

Function: noun

Usage: often cap B&D

Etymology: from the black patches formed on the skin of its victims

Date: 1758

1 : PLAGUE 2B

2 : a severe epidemic of plague and especially bubonic plague that occurred in Asia and Europe in the 14th century

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