LEPER


Meaning of LEPER in English

n. 1 a person suffering from leprosy. 2 a person shunned on moral grounds.

[ ME, prob. attrib. use of leper leprosy f. OF lepre f. L lepra f. Gk, fem. of lepros scaly f. lepos scale ]

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