LAZAR


Meaning of LAZAR in English

[ 'leɪzə , 'lazə ]

■ noun archaic a poor and diseased person, especially a leper.

Origin

ME: from med. L. ~us , with biblical allusion to Lazarus , a beggar covered in sores (Luke 16:20).

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