▪ I. ‖ malis Path. Obs.
(ˈmeɪlɪs)
[mod.L. mālis, a. Gr. µᾶλις a disease in horses and asses (the late L. malleus ‘glanders’, may perh. be identical). In medical Latin, malis has been used as a generic term (with various specific designations) for parasitic skin diseases.]
= glanders.
| 1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 60 The Malis or Glaunders... The humors which annoy the body of oxen are many. The first is a moist one called Malis, issuing at the nose. |
▪ II. malis, malisce
variant ff. malease Obs.
▪ III. malis(e
obs. form of malice.