Associations to the word «Pesthouse»

Wiktionary

PESTHOUSE, noun. An establishment which provides shelter and/or care to sufferers of pestilence or other contagious infections

Dictionary definition

PESTHOUSE, noun. Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy).

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke