Definition of Lazaret

1. Noun. Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy).

Exact synonyms: Lazar House, Lazarette, Lazaretto, Pesthouse
Generic synonyms: Hospital, Infirmary

Definition of Lazaret

1. n. A public building, hospital, or pesthouse for the reception of diseased persons, particularly those affected with contagious diseases.

2. n. A low space under the after part of the main deck, used as a storeroom.

Definition of Lazaret

1. Noun. A lazaretto. ¹

2. Noun. (nautical) A lazaretto. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lazaret

1. a hospital treating contagious diseases [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lazaret

lays waste
layshaft
layshafts
layship
laystall
laystalls
laytime
laytimes
layup
layups
laywoman
laywomen
lazar
lazar house
lazarenkoite
lazaret (current term)
lazarets
lazarette
lazarettes
lazaretto
lazarettos
lazarine leprosy
lazarite
lazars
lazarwort
laze
laze about
laze around
lazed
lazer

Literary usage of Lazaret

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1906)
"House, or lazaret, where they shall be put to perform Quarantine, and the Watchmen, &c., appointed to guard such Ships, Houses, ..."

2. Letters and Correspondence of John Henry Newman During His Life in the by John Henry Newman (1891)
"Now I must tell you that on the night of the i7th our next-door neighbour left the lazaret about two o'clock and walked along the external gallery; ..."

3. The Statutes at Large: From Magna Charta to ... 1869 by Great Britain (1765)
"... lazaret, or other faid, ana every fach ... lazaret, or other place ... to any ihip, lazaret or other place, ..."

4. A Portion of the Journal Kept by Thomas Raikes, Esq., from 1831 to 1847 by Thomas Raikes (1857)
"On quitting tlie harbour, we passed the lazaret and the forts. We are now again on the Mediterranean, and pursue our course with the land always in view to ..."

5. The Laws Relating to Quarantine of Her Majesty's Dominions at Home and by Sherston Baker (1879)
"CHAPTER I. Quarantine—Its definition—Its first establishment—The lazaret or lazaretto—Former enactments on the subject. QUARANTINE is established and ..."

6. Practical Abridgement of the Laws of Customs and Excise ...Commerce (1819)
"... and officers shall be appointed, for the purpose of preventing clandestine communication between persons in the lazaret and I hose in the hospital, ..."

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