ague

  noun

\ ˈā-(ˌ)gyü  \
Definition of ague
1: a fever (such as malaria) marked by paroxysms (see PAROXYSM SENSE
1) of chills, fever, and sweating that recur at regular intervals
2: a fit of shivering
Other Words from ague
aguish \ ˈā-ˌgyü-ish  \ adjective
Examples of ague in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe fever and ague, diarrhea and dysentery
had made dreadful havoc ... and the awful pictures of the tent town or
encamping ground at Happy Valley are horrifying in the extreme.— Gary
Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 29 May 2020Now ague, biliousness, lumbago, Saint Vitus’s
dance and dropsy.— Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2019
First Known Use of ague
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology for ague
Middle English, from Anglo-French ague, from Medieval Latin (febris) acuta,
literally, sharp fever, from Latin, feminine of acutus sharp — more at ACUTE