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leprosery

leprosery noun: a building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.

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
    • There was a rule that the leproserie should take contagious cases only.1961, Graham Greene, Burnt-out Case, page 13
    Synonyms:
    lazar house, leper house

leprosery meaning in Tagalog

leprosery in Tagalog

building used to quarantine and treat lepers — see also leper colony
ketungan

Synonyms of leprosery

Forms of leprosery

pluralleproseries
alternative formleprosary
alternative formleproserie

Origin of leprosery

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

Questions about leprosery

What does leprosery mean?
Leprosery means a building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
What is leprosery in Tagalog?
Leprosery in Tagalog is ketungan. See Leprosery meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is leprosery?
Leprosery is a noun.
What is the plural of leprosery?
The plural of leprosery is leproseries.

Words near leprosery in the dictionary

  1. leprosariums
  2. leprosary
  3. leprose
  4. leproserie
  5. leproseries
  6. leprosery
  7. leprosie
  8. leprosied
  9. leprosies
  10. leprosities
  11. leprosity

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