ML, spirit distilled from wine and herbs, alcohol, lit., water of life (> ME aqua vite, brandy, Dan akvavit, Ger aquavit) < L aqua, water + gen. of vita, life: see vital & whiskey
Examples of 'aqua vitae' in a sentence
aqua vitae
He was a large teddy bear of a parson, with a face mottled by a penchant for aqua vitae.