stchinnancie

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Norman

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Etymology

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From a variant of Old French quinencie (compare obsolete English squinzey), from Medieval Latin quinancia, from Ancient Greek κυνάγχη (kunánkhē, canine quinsy), from κύων (kúōn, dog) + ἄγχω (ánkhō, throttle).

Noun

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stchinnancie f (plural stchinnancies)

  1. (Jersey, pathology) quinsy
  2. (Jersey) heath milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia)