lazaretto
nounEtymology
Borrowed from Italian lazzareto (archaic), lazzaretto, lazzeretto, from lazzaro (“leper”) + -etto (diminutive or meliorative suffix). Lazzaro is derived from Medieval Latin lazarus (“leper”), from Lazarus, from Ancient Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ('el'azár, literally “God has helped”), from אֵל ('él, “God; a deity, god”) + עָזַר ('azár, “to assist, help”). Lazarus is a Biblical character mentioned in the parable of Jesus known as “The rich man and Lazarus” who is described as being a beggar covered in sores: see Luke 16:20–21. Doublet of lazar and lazaret. The plural form lazaretti is borrowed from Italian lazzaretti, lazzeretti.
- derived from lazzaretti
- derived from אֶלְעָזָר
- derived from Λᾱ́ζᾱρος
- borrowed from lazzareto
Definitions
A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to…
A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
- The Lazaretto is a vaſt Building, carrying in compaſs a thouſand and eight hundred yards. It ſtands near the Tovvn VValls, yet out of the Tovvn, and is to receive into it thoſe that are ſick of the Plague.
A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick…
A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine.
A place at the front of the tweendecks of a merchant ship where provisions are stored.
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