Pesthouse

2 definitions found

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

  Pesthouse \Pest`house"\, n.
     A house or hospital for persons who are infected with any
     pestilential disease.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pesthouse
       n : hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially
           leprosy) [syn: {lazaretto}, {lazaret}, {lazarette}, {lazar
           house}]