LAZARETTO

or lazaret; also lazarette noun (plural -rettos or -rets; also -rettes) Etymology: Italian lazzaretto, alteration of Nazaretto, quarantine station in Venice, from Santa Maria di Nazareth, church on the island where it was located Date: 1549 an institution (as a hospital) for those with contagious diseases, a building or a ship used for detention in quarantine, a space in a ship between decks used as a storeroom