infirmary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a health facility where patients receive treatment
    hospital.

WordNet


In*firm"a*ry noun
Etymology
Cf. OE. fermerie, OF. enfermerie, F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See Infirm.
Wordforms
plural Infirmaries
Definitions
  1. A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated.

Webster 1913