Lues

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈluːiːz/

Origin

From Latin lues ("plague").

Full definition of lues

Noun

1. (dated, medicine) A plague or disease, especially syphilis.
• 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I:And which in ravage the more loathsome evil is—
  Their real lues, or our pseudo-syphilis?
• 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1031:There seemed to be no history of lues or any other family illness in the background.

Derived terms

• luetic

Anagrams

• slue