leechdom
English
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) A medicine; remedy.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lechedom inherited from Old English lǣċedōm (medicament, medicine, healing, salvation) 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
- leechcraft English
- leecher English
- leechlike English
- leechline English
- leechy English
- water-leech English
- lǣċedōm Old English
- leche Middle English
- lechedom Middle English