1.
[syn: hospital, infirmary]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Infirmary \In*firm"a*ry\ ([i^]n*f[~e]rm"[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl.
Infirmaries (-r[i^]z). [Cf. OE. fermerie, OF. enfermerie,
F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See Infirm.]
A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and
nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
infirmary
n 1: a health facility where patients receive treatment [syn:
hospital, infirmary]