WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sweat′ing sick′ness, 
  1. Pathologya febrile epidemic disease that appeared in the 15th and 16th centuries: characterized by profuse sweating and frequently fatal in a few hours.
  • 1495–1505

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sweating sickness n
  1. an acute infectious febrile disease that was widespread in Europe during the late 15th century, characterized by profuse sweating

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