alexian

Etymology

From the name of Alexius of Rome, with whose chapel they were associated, + -ian.

alexian means A member of an Augustinian Catholic religious institute or congregation specifically devoted to caring for the sick, and which originated in Europe at the time of the Black Death. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A member of an Augustinian Catholic religious institute or congregation specifically devoted to caring for the sick, and which originated in Europe at the time of the Black Death.