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Noun: valetudinarianism  ,va-li,t(y)oo-du'neh-ree-u,ni-zum
  1. Physical or mental weakness, especially due to old age
    "His valetudinarianism required him to use a walker";
    - infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness

Derived forms: valetudinarianisms

Type of: softness, unfitness

Encyclopedia: Valetudinarianism