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from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The doctrine of the reputed power of kings to cure diseases, as scrofula or king's evil, by touching the patient: a word used as the title of a book on that subject published in 1684.
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hernesheir commented on the word adenochirapsology
The ancient belief that the king's touch could cure scrofula.
January 1, 2011