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Definition of Leper

Leper
Leper Lep"er (l[e^]p"[~e]r), n. [OE. lepre leprosy, F. l[`e]pre, L. leprae, lepra, fr. Gr. le`pra, fr. lepro`s scaly, fr. le`pos scale, le`pein to peel.] A person affected with leprosy.

Meaning of Leper from wikipedia

- cases nationwide. Separating people affected by leprosy by placing them in leper colonies still occurs in some areas of India, China, Africa, and Thailand...
- Baldwin IV (1161–1185), known as the Leper King, was the king of Jerusalem from 1174 until his death in 1185. He was admired by his contemporaries and...
- A leper colony, also known by many other names, is an isolated community for the quarantining and treatment of lepers, people suffering from leprosy....
- The Leper Chapel, also known as the Leper Chapel of St Mary Magdalene, is a chapel on the east side of Cambridge, England, off Newmarket Road close to...
- Guillaume Lepers (born 21 December 1978) is a French politician for The Republicans. He was elected member of the National ****embly for Lot-et-Garonne's...
- Simon the Leper (Gr****: Σίμων ὁ λεπρός, Símōn ho leprós) is a biblical figure who lived in Bethany, a village in Judaea on the southeastern slope of the...
- 20 million pesos. The US territorial administration also issued Culion leper colony coinage between 1913 and 1930. When the Philippines became a U.S...
- The Leper Queen is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the masked leader of the Sapien League, an extremist...
- Lepers Caress is the second EP by american metal band Arsis. It was released on December 4, 2012 as a digital release through Scion Audio/Visual. This...
- Toussaint (c. 1890 – after 1934) was the chief of a leper colony in South America, known for his appearance in the novel Papillon. The novel recounts...