malady, maladie, maladye

[Fr. maladie, from malade sick, ill, from Lat. male habitus out of condition; male =badly, ill, and habitus = held, kept, pa. par. of habeo = to hold, to keep.] 1. A disease, sickne , or disorder of the body; a distemper or disorder of the body arising from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; espec., a lingering or deep-seated disorder or indis position. 2. A moral defect or disorder; a corrupt state of the moral principles; disorder of the mind or understanding. "Satire's strong dose the malady requires." P. Whitehead: Epistle to Dr. Thomson. mā-la fi-dē, adv. phr . (Lat.) In bad faith; deceitfully, treacherously. mā-la fi-dēs, phr. (Lat.] Bad faith. mal-a-gą, subst. [See def.] A kind of wine imported from Malaga, in Spain.