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pesthouse

[pest-hous]
noun, plural pest·hous·es [pest-hou-ziz] /ˈpɛstˌhaʊ zɪz/.
  1. a house or hospital for persons infected with pestilential disease.
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Origin of pesthouse

First recorded in 1605–15; pest + house
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British Dictionary definitions for pest house

pesthouse

noun
  1. obsolete a hospital for treating persons with infectious diseasesAlso called: lazaretto
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pest house in Medicine

pest house

n.
  1. A hospital for patients affected with plague or other infectious disease.
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