leprosarium

Significado (Inglés)

An isolated building or community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.

Conceptos

leprosorio

Sinónimos

leper house

hospital for lepers

leprosary

leper-house

Traducciones

Leprosenhaus

λαζαρέτο

Leprosorium

leproseria

Leprosarium

leprozerie

leprakolonie

Etimología (Inglés)

Borrowed from Medieval Latin leprōsārium, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -ārium (“-ary: building related to”). Doublet of leprosery.

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