INVALIDING

Verb

invaliding

present participle of invalid

Noun

invaliding (plural invalidings)

(UK) The act of exempting someone from duty because of injury or ill health.

Source: Wiktionary


INVALID

In*val"id, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + valid: cf. F. invalide, L. invalidus infirm, weak. Cf. Invalid infirm.]

1. Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.

2. (Law)

Definition: Having no force, effect, or efficacy; void; null; as, an invalid contract or agreement.

In"va*lid, n. Etym: [F. invalide, n. & a., L. invalidus, a. See Invalid null.]

Definition: A person who is weak and infirm; one who is disabled for active service; especially, one in chronic ill health.

In"va*lid, a. Etym: [See Invalid, n.]

Definition: Not well; feeble; infirm; sickly; as, he had an invalid daughter.

In"va*lid, v. t.

1. To make or render invalid or infirm. "Invalided, bent, and almost blind." Dickens.

2. To classify or enroll as an invalid. Peace coming, he was invalided on half pay. Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PARSEC

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