LEPROUS


Meaning of LEPROUS in English

/ ˈleprəs; NAmE / adjective

affected by leprosy

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : via Old French from late Latin leprosus , via Latin from Greek lepra , feminine of lepros scaly, from lepos , lepis scale.

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