"leprosery" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: leproseries [plural]
Etymology: From French léproserie and léprosarie, from Medieval Latin leprōsārium, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -ārium (“-ary: building related to”). Equivalent to leprose + -ery. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|léproserie}} French léproserie, {{m|fr|léprosarie}} léprosarie, {{der|en|ML.|leprōsārium}} Medieval Latin leprōsārium, {{m|la|leprōsus||leprous}} leprōsus (“leprous”), {{m|la|-ārium||-ary: building related to}} -ārium (“-ary: building related to”), {{suffix|en|leprose|ery}} leprose + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun}} leprosery (plural leproseries)
  1. A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society. Wikipedia link: leper colony Categories (topical): Buildings, Healthcare, Leprosy, Medicine Synonyms: lazar house, leper house, leprosary, leproserie Hypernyms: leprosarium, hospital Translations (building used to quarantine and treat lepers — see also leper colony): leprozerie [feminine] (Dutch), leprozenhuis [neuter] (Dutch), lazerij [feminine] (Dutch), léproserie [feminine] (French), ladrerie [feminine] (French), maladrerie [feminine] (French), malataría [feminine] (Galician), lazareto [masculine] (Galician), leprosaría [feminine] (Galician), gafaría [feminine] (Galician), Leprakrankenhaus [neuter] (German), Lepraheim [neuter] (German), Leprosorium [neuter] (German), Leprosenhaus [neuter] (German), λαζαρέτο (lazaréto) [neuter] (Greek), leprosarium [neuter] (Norwegian), leprosário [masculine] (Portuguese), lazareto [masculine] (Portuguese), leprosório [masculine] (Portuguese), gafaria [feminine] (Portuguese), leprosaria [feminine] (Portuguese), лепрозаријум (leprozarijum) [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ketungan (Tagalog), lepradanöp (Volapük)

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