"misease" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English myssease, from Old French mesaise, from mes- (“mis-”) + aise (“ease”). Equivalent to mis- + ease. Cognate with French mésaise. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|myssease}} Middle English myssease, {{der|en|fro|mesaise}} Old French mesaise, {{af|en|mis-|ease}} mis- + ease, {{cog|fr|mésaise}} French mésaise Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} misease
  1. (archaic) Suffering, distress. Tags: archaic
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