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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
palsy /ˈpɔːlzi, ˈpɒl-/

▶noun (pl. palsies)

1 dated paralysis, especially when accompanied by involuntary tremors.

2 archaic a condition of incapacity or helplessness.

▶verb (be palsied) be affected with palsy.

– origin ME: from OFr. paralisie, from an alt. of L. paralysis (see paralysis).

'palsy' also found in these Oxford entries:

Bell's palsy - cerebral palsy - CP - palsy-walsy - spastic

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