Leprosery

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.

    "Lewis VIII, king of France, made bequests in the year 1227 to two thousand Leprosaries within his own dominions."

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lazar houseleper houseleprosarium

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"Lewis VIII, king of France, made bequests in the year 1227 to two thousand Leprosaries within his own dominions."

Etymology

Borrowed from French léproserie and léprosarie, from Medieval Latin leprōsārium, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -ārium (“-ary: building related to”). Equivalent to leprose + -ery.

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