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Meaning of PESTHOUSE

Pronunciation:  'pest`haûs

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
 
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 Synonyms: lazar house, lazaret, lazarette, lazaretto
 
 See Also: hospital, infirmary

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pest`house"\, n.
A house or hospital for persons who are infected with any
pestilential disease.
 
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