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Disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacterium
Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Symptoms include fever, weakness, headache and black lips. Usually, this begins
Plague_(disease)
Human and animal disease
the disease progresses, the lymph nodes can hemorrhage and become swollen and necrotic. Bubonic plague can progress to lethal septicemic plague in some
Bubonic_plague
Severe lung infection
from an international meeting on plague cited a Chinese government disease expert as saying that most cases of the plague in China's northwest occur when
Pneumonic_plague
Human disease caused by Yersinia pestis
Septicemic plague is one of three types of plague caused by Yersinia pestis, a gram-negative species of bacterium. Septicemic plague is a systemic disease in
Septicemic_plague
1346–1353 plague pandemic in Eurasia and North Africa
Outbreaks of the plague recurred around the world until the early 19th century. European writers contemporary with the plague described the disease in Latin as
Black_Death
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List of epidemics and pandemics
List_of_epidemics_and_pandemics
541–549 AD in the Byzantine Empire, later northern Europe
The plague is named for the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) who, according to his court historian Procopius, contracted the disease and recovered
Plague_of_Justinian
Pneumonic plague outbreak in 1910–1911
the disease was largely confined to Manchuria, a number of plague cases were reported in cities such as Beijing and Tianjin. The Manchurian plague highlighted
Manchurian_plague
Disease outbreak (165–180 CE)
of the plague was in Smyrna (in Roman Anatolia) in 165 where the orator Aelius Aristides almost died from the disease. From the east the plague spread
Antonine_Plague
Series of pandemics (541–767 c.e.)
The first plague pandemic was the first historically recorded Old World pandemic of plague, the contagious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis
First_plague_pandemic
Species of bacteria, cause of plague
for the disease plague, which caused the Plague of Justinian and the Black Death, two of the deadliest pandemics in recorded history. Plague takes three
Yersinia_pestis
Vaccine used against Yersinia pestis
pneumonic plague, so live, attenuated vaccines and recombinant protein vaccines have been developed to prevent the disease. The first plague vaccine was
Plague_vaccine
Series of plague epidemics
The second plague pandemic was a major series of epidemics of plague that started with the Black Death, which reached medieval Europe in 1346 and killed
Second_plague_pandemic
Bubonic plague pandemic, beginning 1855
The third plague pandemic was a major plague pandemic that began in Yunnan, China, in 1855. Its name refers to its status as the third of at least three
Third_plague_pandemic
Epidemic of bubonic plague, 1665–66
plague epidemics that originated in Central Asia in 1331 (the first year of the Black Death), and included related diseases such as pneumonic plague and
Great_Plague_of_London
Clothing worn by plague doctors
The clothing worn by plague doctors was intended to protect them from airborne diseases during outbreaks of bubonic plague in Europe. It is often seen
Plague_doctor_costume
430 BC epidemic in Greece
Mediterranean also saw an outbreak of the disease, albeit with less impact. The war, along with the plague, had lasting effects on Athenian society. Short-term
Plague_of_Athens
Outbreaks of plague in Madagascar during the 21st century
of cases transmitted person-to-person as pneumonic plague, the most dangerous form of the disease. More than half of cases have been recorded in the capital
21st-century Madagascar plague outbreaks
21st-century_Madagascar_plague_outbreaks
Infectious bacterial disease
Sylvatic plague is an infectious bacterial disease caused by the plague bacterium (Yersinia pestis) that primarily affects rodents, such as prairie dogs
Sylvatic_plague
plague found only from the 17th century. This has led some to think the disease did not reach India in the 1300s, a premature conclusion given plague
Plague_in_India
Outbreak of bubonic and pneumonic plague
of 1994" to the government of India. The report concluded that the disease was plague, but did not identify the origin. Other sources identify the ultimate
1994_plague_in_India
Viral disease
Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains—particularly
Yellow_fever
and the Plague Prayers of Mursili II describe an outbreak of a disease among the Hittites. The First Book of Samuel describes a possible plague outbreak
History_of_plague
Pandemic in the Roman Empire (AD 249–262)
Carthage, wrote of the plague at Carthage: Afterwards there broke out a dreadful plague, and excessive destruction of a hateful disease invaded every house
Plague_of_Cyprian
14th century BC epidemic of tularemia
same plague, or possibly two different plagues entirely. While it is universally accepted letter EA 35 predates Anatolian references to the disease, the
Hittite_plague
Eradicated morbillivirus disease
Rinderpest (also cattle plague or steppe murrain) was an infectious viral disease of cattle, domestic water buffalo, and many other species of even-toed
Rinderpest
Group of coral diseases
White plague is a suite of coral diseases of which three types have been identified, initially in the Florida Keys. They are infectious diseases but it
White_plague_(coral_disease)
17th-century physician who treated patients with bubonic plague
Tibayrunc's Encyclopedia of Infectious Diseases, the first mention of the iconic plague doctor is found during a 1619 plague outbreak in Paris, in a biography
Plague_doctor
Topics referred to by the same term
up plague or plagues in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plague or The Plague may refer to: Plague (disease), (commonly referred to as bubonic plague or
Plague
2012 video game
Planet of the Apes, the vampire themed Shadow Plague, the crystalizing Xenolith, and the customizable Disease X from the 1.18.6 "The Cure" mode (note that
Plague_Inc.
2022 video game
to Hugo's blood disease in Southern France while fleeing from soldiers of the Inquisition and hordes of rats spreading the black plague. It was released
A_Plague_Tale:_Requiem
Swiss-born French physician and microbiologist
Dangerous Disease. Simon and Schuster. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-7432-3685-0. Yersin, Alexandre (1894). "La peste bubonique à Hong Kong" [The Bubonic Plague in Hong
Alexandre_Yersin
1722 novel by Daniel Defoe
A Journal of the Plague Year: Being Observations or Memorials, Of the most Remarkable Occurrences, As well Publick as Private, which happened in London
A_Journal_of_the_Plague_Year
Infectious disease affecting rodents
Urban plague is an infectious disease among rodent species that live in close association with humans in urban areas. It is caused by the bacterium Yersinia
Urban_plague
Water mold disease
2011. Susan M. Bower (June 28, 2006). "Crayfish plague (fungus disease)". Synopsis of Infectious Diseases and Parasites of Commercially Exploited Shellfish
Crayfish_plague
Psychological drama thriller film
be a fungal infection), which Jake and his circle call "the plague", a mythical disease that affects mental and motor functions. Eli is ambivalent about
The_Plague_(2025_film)
Infectious disease caused by bacteria
the 14th century BC, a disease believed to probably be Tularemia spread throughout the Hittite Empire, known as the Hittite plague, and its use in repelling
Tularemia
Mass dancing mania in Strasbourg
The dancing plague of 1518, or dance epidemic of 1518 (French: Épidémie dansante de 1518; German: Straßburger Tanzwut), was a case of dancing mania that
Dancing_plague_of_1518
Series of bubonic plague outbreaks in Italy
The Italian plague of 1629–1631, also referred to as the Great Plague of Milan, was part of the second plague pandemic that began with the Black Death
1629–1631_Italian_plague
English prince (1477–1479)
George of York, Duke of Bedford (March 1477 – March 1479) was the eighth child and third son of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. George was
George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford
George_Plantagenet,_Duke_of_Bedford
Video game series
June 26, 2022. Valdes, Giancarlo (19 June 2018). "How 'A Plague Tale: Innocence' Makes Diseased Rats So Terrifying". Variety. Archived from the original
A_Plague_Tale
Bubonic plague outbreak in France
At the end of the plague of 1580, the people at Marseille took some measures to attempt to control the future spread of disease. The city council of
Great_Plague_of_Marseille
Early 20th-century epidemic in the US
The San Francisco plague of 1900–1904 was an epidemic of bubonic plague centered on San Francisco's Chinatown. It was the first plague epidemic in the continental
1900–1904 San Francisco plague
1900–1904_San_Francisco_plague
Disease outbreak in Seville, Spain
Great Plague of Seville (1647–1652) was a massive outbreak of disease in Spain that killed up to a quarter of Seville's population. Unlike the plague of
Great_Plague_of_Seville
Disease outbreaks in Malta
are not known. Other plague epidemics are known to have occurred in 1427–28, 1453, 1501, 1519 and 1523. In the latter, the disease was introduced by a
Plague_epidemics_in_Malta
Widespread, often global, epidemic of severe infectious disease
there have been a number of pandemics of diseases such as smallpox. The Black Death, caused by the Plague, caused the deaths of up to half of the population
Pandemic
1679 outbreak of plague in Vienna, Austria
Habsburg rulers. From contemporary descriptions, the disease is believed to have been bubonic plague, which is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis,
Great_Plague_of_Vienna
7th century epidemic, British Isles
and abandonment of religious faith. The disease responsible was probably bubonic plague – part of the First Plague Pandemic – or else smallpox. The general
Plague_of_664
Ten disasters inflicted by God on Egypt in the story of the Exodus
In the Book of Exodus, the Plagues of Egypt (Hebrew: מכות מצרים) were ten disasters that Yahweh inflicted on the Egyptians to convince the Pharaoh to
Plagues_of_Egypt
2015 video game
April 2026, the second DLC Plague Inc: Aliens & Anti-Vaxxers was released, adding a new disease type and six new scenarios. Plague Inc: Evolved went live
Plague_Inc:_Evolved
1947 novel by Albert Camus
struck by disease several times before Camus published his novel. According to an academic study, Oran was decimated by the bubonic plague in 1556 and
The_Plague_(novel)
Bubonic plague epidemic in India from 1896
The Bombay plague epidemic was a bubonic plague epidemic that struck the city of Bombay (present-day Mumbai) in British India in the late nineteenth century
Bombay_plague_epidemic
Japanese physician and bacteriologist (1853–1931)
on the Bubonic Plague in Hong Kong, Kitasato continued his work on infectious diseases by researching Northeast Asian epidemic plagues and in 1909, he
Kitasato_Shibasaburō
Commemorative mark or monument to plague victims
God's protection against diseases and plagues that often takes the form of a cross necklace or a wall cross. At times of plague, it was common to mark the
Plague_cross
Disease outbreak in Los Angeles, California
Angeles City Health Officers' eventual confirmation of the disease as the pneumonic plague, the disease was not referred to by its name. Investigators initially
1924 Los Angeles pneumonic plague outbreak
1924_Los_Angeles_pneumonic_plague_outbreak
Diseases, disorders, infections, and pathogens have appeared in fiction as part of a major plot or thematic importance. Stableford 2006, p. 365. Merriam-Webster
List of fictional diseases and disorders
List_of_fictional_diseases_and_disorders
Head of the Catholic Church from 579 to 590
believed to undermine the authority of the papacy. Pelagius fell victim to the plague that devastated Rome at the end of 590. His successor, Gregory I, thought
Pope_Pelagius_II
Edinburgh plague doctor
first plague doctor. He died in June 1645 of bubonic plague within weeks of tending the sick. At the time, there was a severe epidemic of this disease in
John_Paulitious
Infection caused by Bacillus anthracis bacteria
infection. They include Siberian plague, Cumberland disease, charbon, splenic fever, malignant edema, woolsorter's disease and la maladie de Bradford. Cutaneous
Anthrax
Czech military commander (1360–1424)
Pole, on 11 October 1424. Traditionally, it was said that he died of the plague; however, modern knowledge of historians excludes this theory. Even the
Jan_Žižka
Prevailing theory about diseases
account of the plague of Athens, that diseases could spread from an infected person to others. One theory of the spread of contagious diseases that were not
Germ_theory_of_disease
Epidemic in 7th century Syria
The plague of Amwas (Arabic: طاعون عمواس, romanized: ṭāʿūn ʿAmwās), also spelled plague of Emmaus, was an ancient bubonic plague epidemic that afflicted
Plague_of_Amwas
English writer (c. 1605 – 1644)
the ramparts;" more recent research indicates that he probably died of plague. Laurens Joseph Mills, Peter Hausted, Playwright, Poet, Preacher, Bloomington
Peter_Hausted
of a Sufi adherent. In 1346, Qutb al-Din was killed by a plague, possibly the Black Plague. He was succeeded by his son Taj al-Din. Bosworth, C.E. The
Qutb_al-Din_Muhammad
Last major outbreak of plague on the islands of Malta and Gozo
population. The plague outbreak had begun in Constantinople in 1812 and it spread to other parts of the Ottoman Empire, including Egypt. The disease was imported
1813–1814 Malta plague epidemic
1813–1814_Malta_plague_epidemic
Virtual epidemic in World of Warcraft
BioWare, released an online disease resembling the Corrupted Blood plague. Characters infected with the Rakghoul Plague would develop a signature cough
Corrupted_Blood_incident
the university, to honor his grandfather. In 1464, Swantibor died of the plague. His younger brother Ertmar died at the same time. Their father had no other
Swantibor_V_of_Pomerania
15th-century English noble
arrived there in the autumn of 1424, and on 18 or 19 January 1425 died of plague at Trim Castle. He was buried at Stoke-by-Clare, Suffolk, where he had founded
Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March
Edmund_Mortimer,_5th_Earl_of_March
1982 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert
The White Plague is a 1982 science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert about an engineered disease which kills only women. It was nominated
The_White_Plague
Dutch miniature painters (fl. 1385–1416)
three Limbourg brothers – all not yet 30 years old – died, possibly of the plague, leaving the Très Riches Heures unfinished. An unidentified artist (possibly
Limbourg_brothers
Disease outbreak in Malta
contain it were poor, in part due to disagreements on whether the disease was actually plague or not. Eventually strict measures were taken and the epidemic
1675–1676 Malta plague epidemic
1675–1676_Malta_plague_epidemic
officials after their capture during the War of Padua. Gigliola died of the plague in 1416, leaving no children. Nicholò then married Parisina Malatesta whom
Gigliola_da_Carrara
7th-century companion (Sahabi) of Muhammad
Upon hearing this, Mu'adh began to cry. Mu'adh died in 639 due to the Plague of 'Amwas. The college for the study of Shariah law, at Mosul University
Muadh_ibn_Jabal
English Quaker controversialist
Great Plague of London he was temporarily released, and went to the house of Ann Travers, a Quaker at Dalston, near London, where he died of the plague on
Samuel_Fisher_(Quaker)
Belgian Jesuit priest and writer (1588–1629)
studied philosophy and theology at the University of Louvain. He died of plague on 11 September 1629 at Rheinsberg. Pia desideria emblematis elegiis at
Herman_Hugo
Outbreak of bubonic plague in Hong Kong in 1894
The 1894 Hong Kong plague, part of the third plague pandemic, was a major outbreak of the bubonic plague in Hong Kong. While the plague was harshest in 1894
1894_Hong_Kong_plague
Queen of Portugal from 1387 to 1415
in the Conquest of Ceuta. At the age of 55, Philippa fell ill with the plague. She moved from Lisbon to Sacavém and called her sons to her bedside so
Philippa_of_Lancaster
Event in Second Sino-Japanese War
Kaiming Street area to eradicate the disease. Until the 1960s, this burned area was still referred to as the "plague field". According to the doctoral thesis
Ningbo_plague_attack
Queen of Georgia from 1360 to 1366
is recorded in The Georgian Chronicles, Helen died in 1366, victim to a plague which had spread across Georgia during the 1350s and 1360s (possibly a recurrence
Helen (wife of Bagrat V of Georgia)
Helen_(wife_of_Bagrat_V_of_Georgia)
Duke of Burgundy
October the same year. In 1361 at the age of 15, Philip died, either of the plague or from injuries suffered in a riding accident, before he could consummate
Philip_of_Rouvres
Despotes
Constantine's domain (appanage) of Selymbria (Silivri) in 1443, where he died of plague five years later, in 1448, predeceasing his brothers. By his marriage to
Theodore_II_Palaiologos
Frankish prince and rebel (c. 768–811)
of his birth. Sometime around 811, Pepin died while at Prüm, likely from plague. Historians dispute the actual date, but evidence seem to suggest it ranged
Pepin_the_Hunchback
Fort near Kronstadt
From 1899 to 1917, the fort housed a research laboratory on plague and other bacterial diseases. Since the formation of Saint Petersburg in 1703, the waterways
Fort Alexander (Saint Petersburg)
Fort_Alexander_(Saint_Petersburg)
Epidemiological intervention to prevent disease transmission
isolation of ships and people practised as a measure of disease prevention related to the plague. Between 1348 and 1359, the Black Death wiped out an estimated
Quarantine
Queen of England (1464–1470; 1471–1483)
Badoer, the Venetian ambassador in London, suggests that she had died of plague, which would explain the haste and lack of public ceremony. Elizabeth was
Elizabeth_Woodville
Louis II (1283/94 – 1348/49), son of Louis I of Vaud of the House of Savoy, was the Baron of Vaud from 1302 until his death. A military man, he fought
Louis_II_of_Vaud
Disease outbreak in Russia
troops in Focşani, Moldova discovered the first signs of plague in January 1770; the disease, indigenous to the area, was contracted through prisoners
1770–1772_Russian_plague
London plague 1603
first plague of Stuart England disrupted the coronation of James I, which contemporaries found foreboding for the new king's reign. The disease crept
1603_London_plague
English nobleman and soldier (c. 1332–1387)
latter was pressing his claim to the throne of Castile. He died of the plague while in Spain in 1387. Talbot was married twice. Prior to 1361, he married
Gilbert Talbot, 3rd Baron Talbot
Gilbert_Talbot,_3rd_Baron_Talbot
Italian painter (1290–1348)
and Country. Both he and his brother are believed to have died of bubonic plague in 1348. His will is dated as the ninth of August 1348. Giorgio Vasari includes
Ambrogio_Lorenzetti
1658 work by Athanasius Kircher
for the plague. The first was the hermetic approaches of Paracelsus and Cornelius Agrippa, the second was the moral explanation for disease, and the
Scrutinium_Physico-Medicum
Italian historian
related to the plague of 1348, which emerges between the clichés of the genre, an existential reflection on life. He died in a plague epidemic, in 1363
Matteo_Villani
American scientist
exposure to an attenuated strain of Yersinia pestis, a bacterium that causes plague. Casadaban was born to John and Dolores Casadaban in New Orleans, Louisiana
Malcolm_Casadaban
Anglo-Welsh nobleman (1430–1456)
captured and imprisoned at Carmarthen Castle, where he died of the bubonic plague on 3 November 1456, three months before the birth of his son, the future
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond
Edmund_Tudor,_1st_Earl_of_Richmond
Topics referred to by the same term
intermetallic compound White plague (coral disease), a disease caused by Aurantimonas coralicida bacteria The White Plague, a 1982 science fiction novel
White_plague
French princess (1312–1348)
1345; this marriage was childless. Isabella herself died of the bubonic plague (Black Death) in April 1348. Cox 1967, p. 25. Cox 1967, p. 24. Morrison
Isabella of France, Dauphine of Viennois
Isabella_of_France,_Dauphine_of_Viennois
Companion of Muhammad
Ajnadayn in 634 or at Yarmouk in 636, while others holding that he died in the plague of Amwas in 639. In any case, by the latter date, all but two or four of
Al-Harith_ibn_Hisham
Major plague outbreak in England
of the aristocratic class sensed danger as the disease continued to spread and fled the city: "The plague is so sore that none of worth stay about these
1592–1593_London_plague
Infectious disease caused by Borrelia bacteria, spread by ticks
"Emerging or re-emerging bacterial zoonotic diseases: bartonellosis, leptospirosis, Lyme borreliosis, plague". Revue Scientifique et Technique. 23 (2):
Lyme_disease
7th-century Arab military commander
Muslim commander in the conquest of Syria from 634 until his death in the plague of Amwas in 639. Following the capture of Damascus around 635, he was placed
Yazid_ibn_Abi_Sufyan
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Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Traditional
Gorgeousness; Beauty; Good Looking; Handsome
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from northern Middle English Spragge, either a personal name or a byname meaning ‘lively’, a metathesized and voiced form of Spark 1.William Sprague came from England to Salem, MA, in 1628 with his brothers Ralph and Richard. He was one of the founders of Charlestown, MA, and later of Hingham, MA. His descendants include Peleg Sprague, a jurist and MA legislator, who was born in 1793 in Duxbury, MA; William Sprague a textile manufacturer born in 1773 in Cranston, RI; and Yale College educator Homer Baxter Sprague, who was born in 1829 in South Sutton, MA, and whose legacy lives on in Yale’s Sprague concert hall.
Male
English
Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Tadhg, TEAGUE means "poet."
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Skilful; Straight; Honest
Surname or Lastname
English (Hereford and Worcester)
English (Hereford and Worcester) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Leake.
Boy/Male
Christian, Gaelic, Greek, Hindu, Indian
Poet; Bard; Gaelic Poet; Philospher
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Knowledge; World; Beautiful Tresses
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
World
Boy/Male
German, Teutonic
Alert
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Greek
Sea; Ocean
Boy/Male
French
The red-haired one.
Girl/Female
Greek French Shakespearean
child.
Girl/Female
Swedish
From the sea.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and French
English, Scottish, and French : status name for a young servant,
Middle English and Old French page (from Italian paggio,
ultimately from Greek paidion, diminutive of pais ‘boy’,
‘child’). The surname is also common in Ireland (especially Ulster and
eastern Galway), having been established there since the 16th century.North German : metonymic occupational name for
a horse dealer, from Middle Low German page ‘horse’.(Pagé) : North American form of French Paget.A Pagé, also known as Carsy, Quercy, and
Boy/Male
Celtic Gaelic Greek Irish
Bard.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly South Yorkshire)
English (mainly South Yorkshire) : variant spelling of Haigh or Haig.Irish (County Cavan) : variant spelling of Haig.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
A Hindu Month
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Straight; Honest
Surname or Lastname
French (Planté)
French (Planté) : topographic name for someone living by an area of planted ground, a herb garden, shrubbery, or more specifically a vineyard.English : variant of Plant.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, French, Greek
Page; Attendant; Young; Assistant
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n.
See Plaice.
v. t.
To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league heterogeneous elements.
imp. & p. p.
of Plague
v. t.
Fig.: To vex; to tease; to harass.
v. i.
Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous; as, a vague idea; a vague proposition.
n.
A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.
n.
To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis.
a.
Free from plagues or the plague.
n.
Any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a slab, plate, dish, or the like, hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn on the person, as a brooch.
n.
That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or vexation.
a.
Vexatious; troublesome; tormenting; as, a plaguy horse. [Colloq.] Also used adverbially; as, "He is so plaguy proud."
n.
See Paage.
v. i.
To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support; to confederate.
n.
See Pelage.
a.
Having plagae, or irregular enlongated color spots.
v. t.
To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural evil of any kind.
n.
An acute malignant contagious fever, that often prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times visited the large cities of Europe with frightful mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London plague.
a.
Fond of flogging; as, a plagose master.
pl.
of Plaga
n.
One who plagues or annoys.
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