n.
Pronunciation: ' kwin-z ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural quinsies
Etymology: Middle English quinesie, from Anglo-French esquinauncy, quinancie, from Late Latin cynanche, from Greek kynanch ē , from kyn-, ky ō n dog + anchein to strangle ― more at HOUND , ANGER
Date: 14th century
: an abscess in the tissue around a tonsil usually resulting from bacterial infection and often accompanied by pain and fever