Hi Sandie. "Sloughing of the nates" was the cause of death for one of James Harrison's ancestors. It was one of Sue Taylor's ancestors who died of anaemia following nose bleeds. These were two quite separate queries. Cheers, Liz in Melbourne On Friday, September 12, 2003 8:45 AM, Don & Sandie Ellicott [SMTP:dsellicott@bwr.eastlink.ca] wrote: > Hi Elizabeth > Just a thought. Another possibility might be the word naris meaning > opening to the nose, that would fit with the nosebleed > Cheers > Sandie in Nova Scotia > > Elizabeth Agar wrote: > > >Hi James, > > > >I couldn't find anything on Paul Smith's site at > >http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/ArchaicMedicalTerms.htm > >but going from OED definitions - > > > >nates = (1) buttocks or haunches snip