\Mea"sle\, n. [OE. mesel, OF. mesel, LL. misellus, L.
misellus unfortunate, dim. of miser. See {Miser}.]
A leper. [Obs.] [Written also {meazel}, and {mesel}.]
--Wyclif (Matt. x. 8. ).

\Mea"sle\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A tapeworm larva. See 2d {Measles}, 4.