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lazar definition

la·zar (lā′zər, laz′ər)

noun

Rare an impoverished, diseased, esp. leprous, person

Etymology: ME < ML lazarus, leper < LL(Ec) Lazarus < Gr(Ec) Lazaros, Lazarus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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