a person in charge of an infirmary, esp in a monastery
infirmarian in American English
(ˌinfərˈmɛəriən)
noun
(in a religious house)
a person who nurses the sick
Word origin
[1660–70; infirm(ary) + -arian]This word is first recorded in the period 1660–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ballet, mainstream, saturated, sketch, vocalize
Examples of 'infirmarian' in a sentence
infirmarian
The infirmarian claims Spurrier was killed by a strong infusion of hemlock.