pesthouse

[ pest-hous ]

noun,plural pest·hous·es [pest-hou-ziz]. /ˈpɛstˌhaʊ zɪz/.
  1. a house or hospital for persons infected with pestilential disease.

Origin of pesthouse

1
First recorded in 1605–15; pest + house

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British Dictionary definitions for pesthouse

pesthouse

/ (ˈpɛstˌhaʊs) /


noun
  1. obsolete a hospital for treating persons with infectious diseases: Also called: lazaretto

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