infirmary

[ in-fur-muh-ree ]

/ ɪnˈfɜr mə ri /

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noun, plural in·fir·ma·ries.

a place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured; hospital or facility serving as a hospital: a school infirmary.

a dispensary.

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Origin of infirmary

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

Words nearby infirmary

infinitize, infinitude, infinity, infirm, infirmarian, infirmary, infirmity, infix, infl., in flagrante delicto, inflame

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How to use infirmary in a sentence

He justified his small pharmacy by saying that they allergy medications, and that the infirmary had prescribed them for him.
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In the beginning of May, none of the six infirmary beds at Serrana’s Santa Casa Hospital and the city’s Basic Healthcare Unit are occupied, and the waiting line for beds both in infirmaries and intensive care units has zeroed.
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Eventually, the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children expanded into a hospital and a women’s medical college.
Determined to practice medicine, two sisters defied conventions|Janet Golden|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
Over one hundred women volunteered their services at the infirmaries.
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The captain replied, “Well, he was a mess, so the first thing we did was get him to the infirmary to get him cleaned up.”
Tom Hanks on His Riveting Oscar Moment That Ends ‘Captain Phillips’|Marlow Stern|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He can barely make out what the woman in the infirmary is saying.
Tom Hanks on His Riveting Oscar Moment That Ends ‘Captain Phillips’|Marlow Stern|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her affiliations are with Mt. Sinai and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary.
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She remained in the infirmary after returning to jail, and Carter declined to elaborate on the nature of her medical condition.
Did Julie Schenecker Kill Her Kids?|Amy Green|February 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Public charities, such as the Infirmary and the Lancaster School received annual subscriptions until the companies came to an end.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
Barrent had been taken to the infirmary, where his injuries were patched up.
The Status Civilization|Robert Sheckley
Then there was the infirmary full of occupants on that merry New Year's night.
Mystic London:|Charles Maurice Davies
I believe you were the magistrate who attended to take down the deposition of a poor man who died in the Infirmary last night.'
North and South|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
When he was allowed to leave the infirmary, it was not to go to his solitary cell, but to share the dormitory with the others.
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British Dictionary definitions for infirmary

infirmary

/ (ɪnˈfɜːmərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

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

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