leprosarium

Significado (Inglés)

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

Sinónimos

leper house

hospital for lepers

leprosary

leper-house

Traducións

Leprosenhaus

λαζαρέτο

Leprosorium

leproseria

leprakolonie

leprozerie

Leprosarium

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

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

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