‖ escroeles,n.pl.Obs.rare—1. In 5 erron.escroceles. [OF.escroellesfem.pl. (mod.F. écrouelles):—late L. scrofellas, dim. of scrofulæ: see scrofula.] Scrofula. 1483Caxton Gold. Leg. 372/2 A maide..had her throte gretely swollen of a maladye called the escroceles.