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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin leprōsāria, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -āria, now usually under the influence of Spanish leprosería.
Noun
leprosaria (plural leprosarias or leprosariae)
- (uncommon) Synonym of leprosarium.
1956, Dwight E. Stevenson, Christianity in the Philippines, page 23:There is Christian work today at the nine government-operated Philippine leprosariae, where the personal, moral, and spiritual needs of 6,290 lepers concern the church which ministers among them.
1995, Satya R. Pattnayak, Organized Religion in the Political Transformation of Latin America, page 214:The only minor decline was in the number of leprosarias. In 1987 the Catholic Church managed two fewer leprosarias than in 1982.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Medieval Latin leprōsārium.
Noun
leprosaria
- plural of leprosarium
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: le‧pro‧sa‧ri‧a
Noun
leprosaria f (plural leprosarias)
- leprosarium (institution or place to quarantine and treat leprous people)
- Synonyms: leprosário, lazareto, gafaria