lazaretto
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun A hospital for the reception of patients with infectious diseases; also, a prison hospital. At seaports the name is often given to a vessel used for this purpose.
- noun A building or vessel where ships' crews, passengers, and goods are detained during quarantine.
- noun In some large merchant ships, a place near the stern where provisions and stores for the voyage are kept.
Examples
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The public was even admitted by a sort of lazaretto entrance on the street.
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The lazaretto is a wretched building, with a flagstaff and two houses projecting on the two sides.
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There is a very large lazaretto, which is said to be one of the best managed in the world.
Note
This word is a blend of the Italian 'lazzaro, lazar,' which comes from the Late Latin Lazarus, who in the Bible was brought back to life, and the dialectal Nazareto, the popular name for a hospital in Venice.
