Definition of LEPROSERY

leprosery

Meanings

Plural: leproseries

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

lazar house, leper house

Scrabble Score: 14

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Words With Friends Score: 0

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