infirmary

see definition of infirmary

nounclinic

Synonyms for infirmary

noun clinic

clinics

noun. medical center

hospice

noun. hospital

hospital

noun. place where ill, injured are treated

hospitals

noun. place where ill, injured are treated

Word Origin & History

mid-15c., "sick bay in a monastery," from Medieval Latin infirmaria "a place for the infirm," from Latin infirmus "weak, frail," (see infirm). The common name for a public hospital in 18c. England.

Example Sentences for infirmary

The infirmary seems to have been the most cheerful place in the monastery.

I got out of the vehicle with the infirmary attendant and his assistant.

He was taken into the infirmary, and when there he had confessed everything.

She was so delicate, so frequently ill, that she was employed in the infirmary.

Ferguson went to the infirmary and Grayson went to the Commandant's office.

Barrent had been taken to the infirmary, where his injuries were patched up.

We must remove the infirmary and carry all the sick into the dormitory.

We must clear out the infirmary, carry all the sick ones into the dormitory.

And where would the costumes for the play have been, with you laid up in the infirmary for a month?

I am nursing during the day in conjunction with the infirmary nurse.