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pesthouse

American  
[pest-hous] / ˈpɛstˌhaʊs /

noun

plural

pesthouses

  1. a house or hospital for persons infected with pestilential disease.

pesthouse British  
/ ˈpɛstˌhaʊs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of pesthouse

First recorded in 1605–15; pest + house

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