chol ‧ er /ˈkɒlə $ ˈkɑːlər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: colère , from Latin cholera 'disease caused by bile' , from Greek , from chole 'bile' ; because bile was thought to cause anger ]
literary great anger:
What had brought on this fit of choler?