One who works in a nunnery or monastery, caring for the nuns or monks who become ill, as well as caring for other old or sick people living in the compound.

A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse. / A clinic or dispensary within another institution.

plural of infirmary

(philosophy) disconfirmation

plural of infirmarian

(archaic, historical) One who took care of the sick, especially in a medieval monastery or nunnery; physician.

(obsolete) Tending to weaken, annul, or make void.

(obsolete) An infirmary.

plural of infirmatory

A female infirmarer; a woman in charge of an infirmary, especially in a medieval monastery.