English Explanatory Dictionary

lazaret

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of lazaretto.
  2. A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
  3. A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine.
  4. A place at the front of the tweendecks of a merchant ship where provisions are stored.

Pronunciation

/ˌlæzəˈɹɛt/

Word forms

lazaret lazarets lazarette

Etymology

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

Derived words

lazaret fever
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