WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
falling sick′ness, 
  1. Pathologyepilepsy.
  • 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
falling sickness, falling evil n
  1. a former name (nontechnical) for epilepsy

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