lazaretto
Syllables: la·zar·et·to/ˌlæzəˈɹɛtəʊ/US/ˌlæzəˈɹɛtoʊ/
lazaretto noun: a place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
Noun
lazaretto (plural lazarettos or lazarettoes or lazaretti)
- A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
- For the plague, there is an houſe of many lodgeingꝭ [lodgeinges], two miles from Venice, called the Lazaretta, vnto the which all they of that houſe, wherin one hath been infected of the plague, are incontinẽtly ſent, and a lodgeyng ſufficiente appoincted for theim till the infection ceaſſe, that...1561, Wylliam Thomas [i.e., William Thomas], “[The Venetian Astate.] Of Common Prouision and Charitable Deedes.”, in The Historye of Italye. […], London: […] Thomas Parishe, →OCLC, folio 83, recto
- They are in their Method of Devotion, pious and charitable, their ſtately Temples, and Monaſteries demonſtrat the one, and their Lazarettos, or Houſes for the Poor do verify the other, ſpecially that of Monte de pietà, an Hoſpital of 60000.1654, James Howell, “To the Reader”, in Scipio Mazzella, James Howell, translated by Samson Lennard, Parthenopoeia, or The History of the Most Noble and Renowned Kingdom of Naples, […], London: […]...
- Synonyms:
- lazaret, lazar house, pesthouse
- A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine.
- [H]ovv t'enquire, and be reſolu'd, / By preſent demonſtration, vvhether a ſhip, / Nevvly arriued from Soria, or from / Any ſuſpected part of all the leuant, / Be guilty of the plague: And, vvhere they vſe, / To lie out fortie, fifty daies, ſometimes, / About the Lazaretto, for their triall; […]1605 (first performance), Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Volpone, or The Foxe. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616...
- It is here a cuſtome ſtrictly obſerued (as alſo elſevvhere vvithin the Streights belonging to the Chriſtians) not to ſuffer any to trafficke or come aſhore before they haue a Pratticke from the Signoirs of Health: vvhich vvill not be granted vntill forty dayes after their arriuall, […]...1615, George Sandys, “The First Booke”, in The Relation of a Iourney Begun An: Dom: 1610. […], London: […] [Richard Field] for W. Barrett, →OCLC, pages 5–6
- Synonyms:
- lazaret
- A place at the front of the tweendecks of a merchant ship where provisions are stored.
- After a large quantity of proviſions had been hoiſted up to get out the powder, the ſmoke was ſtill found to aſcend from below; this circumſtance, […] convinced them that the fire muſt be in the lazaretto below, where ſome purſers beds were now recollected to have been very improperly ſtowed; […]...1798, George Vancouver, chapter IV, in John Vancouver, editor, A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; […], volume II, London: […] G. G. and J. Robinson, […]; and J....
- Synonyms:
- lazaret
lazaretto meaning in Tamil
lazaretto in Tamil
- தொழுநோய் மருத்துவமனை
Examples of lazaretto in a sentence
- The Lazaretto is a vaſt Building, carrying in compaſs a thouſand and eight hundred yards.1697, Richard Lassels, “Italy Described, in a Voyage thither”, in An Italian Voyage, or, A Compleat Journey through Italy. […], 2nd...
- Miss Rossignol lived in the lazaretto / For Roman Catholic crones; she had white skin, / And underneath it, fine, old-fashioned bones; […]1962, Derek Walcott, “Tales of the Islands: Chapter III: La belle qui fut …”, in Wayne Brown, compiler, Selected Poetry (Caribbean Writers...
- A great inconuenience to the Merchants, but at Venice intollerable: vvhere vvhen they haue Pratticke, they are enforced to vnlade at the Lazaretto.1615, George Sandys, “The First Booke”, in The Relation of a Iourney Begun An: Dom: 1610. […], London: […] [Richard Field] for W. Barrett...
- They gave the passengers the choice of undergoing it on board, or in the lazaretto in which they warned us that we would find only the four walls, because they had not yet had time to furnish it.1995, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “Book VII”, in Christopher Kelly, transl., edited by Christopher Kelly, Roger D[avis] Masters, and Peter...
Synonyms of lazaretto
Forms of lazaretto
| plural | lazarettos |
|---|---|
| plural | lazarettoes |
| plural | lazaretti |
| alternative form | lazzaretto |
Origin of lazaretto
Borrowed from Italian lazzareto (archaic), lazzaretto, lazzeretto, from lazzaro (“leper”) + -etto (diminutive or meliorative suffix). Lazzaro is derived from Medieval Latin lazarus (“leper”), from Lazarus, from Ancient Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ('el'azár, literally “God has helped”), from אֵל ('él, “God; a deity, god”) + עָזַר ('azár, “to assist, help”). Lazarus is a Biblical character mentioned in the parable of Jesus known as “The rich man and Lazarus” who is described as being a beggar covered in sores: see Luke 16:20–21. Doublet of lazar and lazaret. The plural form lazaretti is borrowed from Italian lazzaretti, lazzeretti.
Words that rhyme with lazaretto
Questions about lazaretto
- What does lazaretto mean?
- Lazaretto means a place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
- What is lazaretto in Tamil?
- Lazaretto in Tamil is தொழுநோய் மருத்துவமனை. See Lazaretto meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use lazaretto in a sentence?
- The Lazaretto is a vaſt Building, carrying in compaſs a thouſand and eight hundred yards.
- What part of speech is lazaretto?
- Lazaretto is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lazaretto?
- Lazaretto is pronounced /ˌlæzəˈɹɛtəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of lazaretto?
- The plural of lazaretto is lazarettos.
Words near lazaretto in the dictionary
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