lazar

  • 131lazar — [ leɪzə, lazə] noun archaic a poor and diseased person, especially a leper. Origin ME: from med. L. lazarus, with biblical allusion to Lazarus, a beggar covered in sores (Luke 16:20) …

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  • 132lazar — laz•ar [[t]ˈlæz ər, ˈleɪ zər[/t]] n. pat a person infected with a disease, esp. leprosy • Etymology: 1300–50; ME < ML lazarus leper, after LL Lazarus Lazarus …

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