lazaret

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)

Etymology

Borrowed from French lazaret, from Italian lazzareto (archaic), lazzaretto, lazzeretto; see further at lazaretto. Doublet of lazaretto.

In classic literature

Synonyms

lazaretto, lazarette, lazar house, pesthouse

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