exies
/ˈɛksiːz/ /ˈɛksɪz/(also aixes) Scottish and English regional (northern ). Now rare
noun
Originally: the disease ague (malaria). Later also (in extended use): hysterics; great excitement.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Alexander Montgomerie (c1550–1598), poet and courtier. Originally a northern and Scots variant of access. In later use apparently apprehended as plural.