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leprosaria¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Medieval Latin leprōsāria, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -āria, now usually under the influence of Spanish leprosería.

noun leprosarias · leprosariae

  1. uncommon Synonym of leprosarium. 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.

    Similar: leprosarium

leprosaria²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Medieval Latin leprōsārium.

noun

  1. plural plural of leprosarium

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@misc{leprosaria_2026,
  title = {leprosaria},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leprosaria},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}