Infirmaries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Infirmary \In*firm"a*ry\ ([i^]n*f[~e]rm"[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl.
     {Infirmaries} (-r[i^]z). [Cf. OE. fermerie, OF. enfermerie,
     F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See {Infirm}.]
     A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and
     nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated.
     [1913 Webster]