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leprosary

leprosary is the alternative form of leprosery.

Meaning of leprosery

Noun

leprosery (plural leproseries)

  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.1818 Aug., Friend of India, p. 92
    Synonyms:
    lazar house, leper house

Forms of leprosary

pluralleprosaries

Questions about leprosary

What is leprosary the alternative form of?
Leprosary is the alternative form of leprosery.

Words near leprosary in the dictionary

  1. leprosariae
  2. leprosarias
  3. leprosaries
  4. leprosarium
  5. leprosariums
  6. leprosary
  7. leprose
  8. leproserie
  9. leproseries
  10. leprosery
  11. leprosie

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