Infirmary Definition

ĭn-fûrmə-rē
infirmaries
noun
infirmaries
A place for the care of the sick, injured, or infirm; esp., a building or room, as in a school, that serves as a hospital or dispensary.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Infirmary

Noun

Singular:
infirmary
Plural:
infirmaries

Origin of Infirmary

  • Middle English infirmarie from Medieval Latin īnfirmāria from Latin īnfirmus infirm infirm

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Medieval Latin infirmaria, from Latin infirmus.

    From Wiktionary

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