ˈdōlə(r), archaic ˈdäl- noun
( -s )
Usage: see -or
Etymology: Middle English dolour, from Middle French, from Latin dolor, from dolēre to feel pain, grieve — more at condole
1. obsolete : physical pain — used in old medicine as one of five cardinal symptoms of inflammation
2. : mental suffering or anguish : sorrow
and yet nationally we go into the dolors whenever somebody remarks that we are weak in “preparation for citizenship” — W.W.Waymack
3. obsolete : lamentation
Synonyms: see distress