pesthouse

[ pest-hous ]
/ ˈpɛstˌhaʊs /

noun, plural pest·hous·es [pest-hou-ziz] /ˈpɛstˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a house or hospital for persons infected with pestilential disease.

Origin of pesthouse

First recorded in 1605–15; pest + house

British Dictionary definitions for pest house

pesthouse
/ (ˈpɛstˌhaʊs) /

noun

obsolete a hospital for treating persons with infectious diseases Also called: lazaretto

Medical definitions for pest house

pest house

n.

A hospital for patients affected with plague or other infectious disease.