Deaconess-house
noun
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Noun
- 1 A house inhabited or operated by deaconesses, providing basic medical attention, care for the poor and sick etc. historical
"At the age of twenty (in June 1905), I began working as a probationer nurse at the Halle Deaconess House, as I had now reached the required age."
Example
More examples"At the age of twenty (in June 1905), I began working as a probationer nurse at the Halle Deaconess House, as I had now reached the required age."
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