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· Medieval Latin
lazarus
2 English words descend from Medieval Latin
lazarus
, most common first.
lazar
Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person suffering any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.
lazaretto
A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.