feveret

English

Etymology

From fever +‎ -et.

Noun

feveret (plural feverets)

1. (obsolete) A slight fever.
   • 1726, John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani: Or, A Commentary, by Way of Supplement to the Canons and Constitutions of the Church of England. […], London: […] D. Leach, and sold by John Walthoe […], →OCLC:

     A light feveret, or an old quartan ague, is not a sufficient excuse for non-appearance.