lazzaretto

Etymology
From, from , an antonomasia from , from , the given name of the Biblical character found in , from , a given name shared by various figures in the Hebrew Bible. Originally the name of a 14th-century leper colony and quarantine site on the island of Sta. Maria di Nazareth in Venice, now known as the Lazzaretto Vecchio, from which use spread more generally.

Noun

 * 1) a lazar house or leper colony
 * 2) a lazaret, a place of quarantine