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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 is not supported by evidence but still occurs in some areas of...
- 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....
- 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...
- frog-cup, guinea-hen flower, guinea flower, leper lily (because its shape resembled the bell once carried by lepers), Lazarus bell, chequered lily, chequered...
- known as the Leper Brothers of Jerusalem or simply as Lazarists, was a Catholic military order founded by Crusaders during the 1130s at a leper hospital in...
- 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...
- former lead guitarist Dave Mustaine. Mustaine claimed he had co-written "Leper Messiah", based on an old song called "The Hills Ran Red". The band denied...
- The lepers' plot was an alleged conspiracy of French lepers in 1321 to spread their disease by contaminating water supplies, including well water, with...