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Meaning of PESTHOUSE

Pronunciation:  'pest`haûs

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
 

PESTHOUSE is a 9 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: lazar house, lazaret, lazarette, lazaretto
 
 See Also: hospital, infirmary

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pest`house"\, n.
A house or hospital for persons who are infected with any
pestilential disease.

 

 

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