infirmary

[in-fur-muh-ree]

noun

plural

infirmaries 

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.

infirmary

/ ɪnˈfɜːmərɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of infirmary¹

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

Example Sentences

Levi was too sick and Soviet troops found him close to death in the camp infirmary.

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For the jail’s infirmary, there are options including adding new steel-braced frames.

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He was susceptible to infection as a diabetic, but doctors in the infirmary did not stop the wound from festering, according to a lawsuit that was handwritten and filed by the prisoner.

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Wednesday at a hospital in Trenton after he was found unresponsive in his cell in the New Jersey State Prison infirmary, news outlets reported, citing the state department of corrections.

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As the museum’s all-purpose infirmary for anything classified as a book, the team constantly meets with fresh challenges in the form of artists’ books.

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Related Words

• dispensary