Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun, plural in·fir·ma·ries.
- a place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured; hospital or facility serving as a hospital: a school infirmary.
- a dispensary.
noun plural -ries
- a place for the treatment of the sick or injured; dispensary; hospital
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.
n.
- A place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured, especially a small hospital or clinic in an institution or school.