lazar house
lazar house · lazar houses
Synonym of leprosery: A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine…Synonym of leprosery: A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
Meaning
2 senses(archaic)Synonym of leprosery: A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
(archaic, figuratively)A hospital or lazaret for quarantining patients suffering highly infectious diseases.
hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
Origin
From lazar + house.From lazar + house.
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