leproseryEtymologyBorrowed from French léproserie and léprosarie, from Medieval Latin leprōsārium, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -ārium (“-ary: building related to”). Equivalent to leprose + -ery.leprosery means A building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.nounA building used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.“Lewis VIII, king of France, made bequests in the year 1227 to two thousand Leprosaries within his own dominions.”