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infirmary (n.)
[infirmary 词源字典]
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.
[infirmary etymology, infirmary origin, 英语词源]