mesel

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Etymology

From Middle English mesel, from nrf mesel, from Old French mesel, from Late Latin misellus, from miser ("wretched, wretch") + -ellus ("-elle").

Adjective

mesel

1. (medicine, obsolete) Synonym of leprous: having leprosy or a similar skin disorder. [14th]
2. (figurative, obsolete) Synonym of wretched.
3. (figurative, obsolete) Synonym of repulsive.
4. (figurative, obsolete) Synonym of sinful.
5. (zoology, obsolete) Synonym of diseased, particularly visibly displaying a diseased exterior.

Noun

mesel (plural mesels)

1. (medicine, obsolete) Synonym of leper.
2. (figurative, obsolete) A repulsive person.
3. (medicine, obsolete) Synonym of leprosy: Hansen's disease and similar skin disorders.

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