leprosariumn.

Brit.

/ˌlɛprə(ʊ)ˈsɛːrɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌlɛprəˈsɛriəm/

Inflections: Plural leprosaria, leprosariums.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin leprosarium.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin leprosarium (13th cent. in British and continental sources; also as leprosorium ) < leprosus leprous adj. + classical Latin -ārium -arium suffix. Compare also post-classical Latin leprosaria (13th cent. in British and continental sources), use as noun (short for domus leprosaria house of leprosy) of feminine of leprosarius < leprosus leprous adj. + classical Latin -ārius -ary suffix¹. Compare earlier leprosery n.

A hospice or hospital for the isolation and care of people with leprosy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > hospital or infirmary > leper-house or lazaretto

mesel house?a1400

mesel-cote1402

malantary?a1425

maladerie1461

lazar-cote1470

lazar-house1530

lazaretto1549

lazarus-house1560

leper house1574

pest-house1594

lazaret1611

leprosery1792

leper asylum1818

leprosy1834

leprosarium1869

1846 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 6) 430/1 Ladrerie, a vulgar name for elephantiasis, or lepra. Also, an hospital for the reception of the leprous, Leprosarium.]

1869 Med. Rec. (N.Y.) 15 June 193/2 In my inquiries after the existence of Leprosaria, I could only learn of one, at Miaco, the great city of Nipon, where the supreme Mikado resides.

1921 Amer. Legion Weekly 26 Aug. 19/1 The Public Health Service recently took over the hospital as a national leprosarium.

1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 18 Nov. 1298/2 After a good deal of kicking around, the patients in the leprosaria throughout the world are at last being treated as patients.

1994 Wanderer 11 Aug. 2/3 Other statistics presented in the council brochure..include the 1,000 rehabilitation facilities for the disabled and the 160 leprosariums.

2005 C. Stross Accelerando iii. 86 ‘The poor things,’ murmurs the other woman, glancing back at the leprosarium. ‘Such a humiliating way to die.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leprosarium
释义	leprosariumn. Brit. /ˌlɛprə(ʊ)ˈsɛːrɪəm/, U.S. /ˌlɛprəˈsɛriəm/ Inflections: Plural leprosaria, leprosariums. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin leprosarium. Etymology: < post-classical Latin leprosarium (13th cent. in British and continental sources; also as leprosorium ) < leprosus leprous adj. + classical Latin -ārium -arium suffix. Compare also post-classical Latin leprosaria (13th cent. in British and continental sources), use as noun (short for domus leprosaria house of leprosy) of feminine of leprosarius < leprosus leprous adj. + classical Latin -ārius -ary suffix¹. Compare earlier leprosery n. A hospice or hospital for the isolation and care of people with leprosy. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > places for the sick or injured > [noun] > hospital or infirmary > leper-house or lazaretto mesel house?a1400 mesel-cote1402 malantary?a1425 maladerie1461 lazar-cote1470 lazar-house1530 lazaretto1549 lazarus-house1560 leper house1574 pest-house1594 lazaret1611 leprosery1792 leper asylum1818 leprosy1834 leprosarium1869 1846 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 6) 430/1 Ladrerie, a vulgar name for elephantiasis, or lepra. Also, an hospital for the reception of the leprous, Leprosarium.] 1869 Med. Rec. (N.Y.) 15 June 193/2 In my inquiries after the existence of Leprosaria, I could only learn of one, at Miaco, the great city of Nipon, where the supreme Mikado resides. 1921 Amer. Legion Weekly 26 Aug. 19/1 The Public Health Service recently took over the hospital as a national leprosarium. 1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 18 Nov. 1298/2 After a good deal of kicking around, the patients in the leprosaria throughout the world are at last being treated as patients. 1994 Wanderer 11 Aug. 2/3 Other statistics presented in the council brochure..include the 1,000 rehabilitation facilities for the disabled and the 160 leprosariums. 2005 C. Stross Accelerando iii. 86 ‘The poor things,’ murmurs the other woman, glancing back at the leprosarium. ‘Such a humiliating way to die.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869
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