léproserie

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léproserie

\le.pʁoz.ʁi\
\lɛ.pʁoz.ʁi\

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Emprunté au latin médiéval leprosaria, leprosoria (attesté au XIIIᵉ siècle), formé sur leprosus (« lépreux »).

noun léproseries

Hôpital pour les lépreux. La motivation des six était la cupidité et le dégoût de voir s’installer une léproserie à Antonio Bay.

Similar: maladrerie

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Similar: maladrerie

In English

leprosery building used to quarantine and treat lepers — see also leper colony
leper colony isolated community of lepers — see also leprosery

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MLA

"léproserie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/l%C3%A9proserie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

léproserie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/l%C3%A9proserie

Chicago

"léproserie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/l%C3%A9proserie.

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@misc{le_proserie_2026,
  title = {léproserie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/l%C3%A9proserie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}