palsy
noun
[ ˈpɔːlzi ]
• paralysis, especially that which is accompanied by involuntary tremors.
• "a kind of palsy had seized him"
palsy
verb
• affect with paralysis and involuntary tremors.
• "she feels as if the muscles on her face are palsied"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French paralisie, from an alteration of Latin paralysis (see paralysis).