infirmary

[ in-fur-muh-ree ]
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noun,plural in·fir·ma·ries.
  1. a place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured; hospital or facility serving as a hospital: a school infirmary.

  2. a dispensary.

Origin of infirmary

1
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word infirmāria.See infirm, -ary

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infirmary

/ (ɪnˈfɜːmərɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. a place for the treatment of the sick or injured; dispensary; hospital

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