-nə(n)si noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English, quinsy, from Middle French esquinancie, squinancie, from Old French, alteration (influenced by Greek syanchē sore throat, from syn- + anchein to strangle) of quinancie quinsy, from Late Latin cynanche — more at anger , quinsy
1. obsolete : peritonsillar abscess
2. : a European perennial herb ( Asperula cynanchica ) with narrowly linear whorled leaves formerly thought to cure peritonsillar abscess