American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2

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Author: Noah Webster

Pertilence

PERT’ILENCE, n. [L. pestilentia, from pestilens; pestis,plague.]

1. Plague, appropriately so called; but in a general sense, any contagious or infectious disease that is epidemic and mortal.

2. Corruption or moral disease destructive to happiness.

Profligate habits carry pestilence into the bosom of domestic society.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Pertilence," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 26, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8T49A5X84LE9YBU.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Pertilence." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 26 Jul. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8T49A5X84LE9YBU.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Pertilence' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 26 July 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8T49A5X84LE9YBU.