'Distemperature' definitions:

Definition of 'Distemperature'

From: GCIDE
  • Distemperature \Dis*tem"per*a*ture\ (?; 135), n.
  • 1. Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Disorder; confusion. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper. [1913 Webster]
  • A huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures and foes to life. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness. [1913 Webster]
  • Sprinkled a little patience on the heat of his distemperature. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]