Valetudinarian
VALETUDINA'RIAN,
VALETU'DINARY, adjective [Latin valetudinarius, from valetudo, from valeo, to be well.]
Sickly; weak; infirm; seeking to recover health.
VALETUDINA'RIAN,
VALETU'DINARY, noun A person of a weak, infirm or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health.
Valetudinarians must live where they can command and scold.