'Infirmaries' definitions:
Definition of 'Infirmaries'
From: GCIDE
- 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]