leechcraft
English
noun
Definitions
- (historical) The art or practice of healing or medicine.
- The skill or expertise of a physician, medical knowledge; medical attendance.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lechecraft (practise of medicine) inherited from Old English lǣċecræft (medicine) suffix from English leech (physician, doctor).
Origin
English
leech
Gloss
physician, doctor
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
医
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cowleech English
- horse-leech English
- land-leech English
- leech English
- leech-finger English
- leechdom English
- leecher English
- leechlike English
- leechline English
- leechy English
- water-leech English
- lǣċecræft Old English
- leche Middle English
- lechecraft Middle English