Infirmities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Infirmity \In*firm"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Infirmities}. [L. infirmitas
     : cf. F. infirmite. See {Infirm}, a.]
     1. The state of being infirm; feebleness; an imperfection or
        weakness; esp., an unsound, unhealthy, or debilitated
        state; a disease; a malady; as, infirmity of body or mind.
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              'T is the infirmity of his age.       --Shak.
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     2. A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a
        weakness or defect.
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              Will you be cured of your infirmity ? --Shak.
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              A friend should bear his friend's infirmities.
                                                    --Shak.
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              The house has also its infirmities.   --Evelyn.
  
     Syn: Debility; imbecility; weakness; feebleness; failing;
          foible; defect; disease; malady. See {Debility}.
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