Obs. Also 4 epilence, -cye. [ad. late L. epilencia, -lensia, -lempsia, a. Gr. *ἐπιλημψία, var. of ἐπιληψία: see EPILEPSY.] = EPILEPSY.
[1398. Trevisa, Barth. De P. R., VII. x. (1495), 229. Epylencia lettyth but the pryncypal chambres of the brayne.] Ibid., 230. They that haue … Epylencye thei fele not toforhonde whan they shal falle. Ibid. Pyany born and dronken helpith moche ayenst Epylence.
[c. 1540. Boorde, The Boke for to Lerne, C iij b. The fallyng sycknes called Epilencia.]
