n. [ F. valet, OF. vallet, varlet, vaslet. See Varlet, and Vassal. ]
Valet de chambre ety>[ F. ],
a. [ L. valetudinarius, from valetudo state of health, health, ill health, fr. valere to be strong or well: cf. F. valétudinaire. See Valiant. ] Of infirm health; seeking to recover health; sickly; weakly; infirm. [ 1913 Webster ]
My feeble health and valetudinarian stomach. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
The virtue which the world wants is a healthful virtue, not a valetudinarian virtue. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health. [ 1913 Webster ]
Valetudinarians must live where they can command and scold. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The condition of a valetudinarian; a state of feeble health; infirmity. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Infirm; sickly; valetudinarian. --
It renders the habit of society dangerously valetudinary. Burke. [1913 Webster]
n. A valetudinarian. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Valetudinarian. [ Obs. ] “The valetudinous condition of King Edward.” Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]