(historical) A drink made with various herbs, supposed to ward off the plague.

A severe lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.

Having been harmed (plagued) by a large number of controversial situations (scandals).

plural of plague cross

(historical) A cross marked on a building occupied by victims of plague, as a warning of contagion.

(of a place or community) Experiencing an epidemic or epidemics of bubonic plague or another illness. / (of a time) During which there is an epidemic or epidemics of bubonic plague or another illness.

(pathology, obsolete, slang, 1980s) Synonym of AIDS (“acquired immune deficiency syndrome”)

Synonym of anthrax.

smallpox

plural of plague doctor