Chol"er (?), n. [OE. coler,
F. colère anger, L. cholera a bilious
complaint, fr. Gr. ? cholera, fr. ?, ?, bile. See
Gall, and cf. Cholera.] 1. The
bile; -- formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of
irascibility. [Obs.]
His [Richard Hooker's] complexion . . . was
sanguine, with a mixture of choler; and yet his motion was
slow.
I. Warton.
2. Irritation of the passions; anger;
wrath.
He is rash and very sudden in choler.
Shak.