n.
Pronunciation: ˌ le-pr ə - ' ser- ē - ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -i · ums or -ia \ - ē - ə \
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Late Latin leprosus
Date: circa 1846
: a hospital for leprosy patients
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ le-pr ə - ' ser- ē - ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -i · ums or -ia \ - ē - ə \
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Late Latin leprosus
Date: circa 1846
: a hospital for leprosy patients
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012