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Infirmarian

Inˊfir-ma′ri-an

(ĭnˊfẽr-mā′rĭ-an)
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Noun.
A person dwelling in, or having charge of, an infirmary, esp. in a monastic institution.

Definition 2024


infirmarian

infirmarian

English

Noun

infirmarian (plural infirmarians)

  1. One who works in a nunnery or monastery, caring for the nuns who became ill, as well as caring for other old and sick people living in the nunnery.