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leprosery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lep-ros-ery
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

leproseries (plural) leprosary (alternative) leproserie (alternative)

Synonyms

lazar house leper house

Questions

What does leprosery mean?
A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.
Where does leprosery come from?
Borrowed from French léproserie and léprosarie, from Medieval Latin leprōsārium, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -ārium (“-ary: building related to”). Equivalent to leprose + -ery.

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