The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Palsy \Pal"sy\, n.; pl. Palsies. [OE. palesie, parlesy, OF.
   paralesie, F. paralysie, L. paralysis. See Paralysis.]
   (Med.)
   Paralysis, complete or partial. See Paralysis. "One sick of
   the palsy." --Mark ii. 3.
   [1913 Webster]
   Bell's palsy, paralysis of the facial nerve, producing
      distortion of one side of the face; -- so called from Sir
      Charles Bell, an English surgeon who described it.
   Scrivener's palsy. See Writer's cramp, under Writer.
   Shaking palsy, (Med.) paralysis agitans, a disease usually
      occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors
      and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait; now called
      parkinsonism, or Parkinson's disease.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bell's palsy \Bell's palsy\
   Paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one
   side of the face.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]