(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:25:26

In*firm"a*ry (?), n.; pl. Infirmaries (#). [Cf. OE. fermerie, OF. enfermerie, F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See Infirm.]

A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated.

 

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