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asylum
ăsȳlum, i, n., = ἄσυλον, a place of refuge , a sanctuary , an asylum : servus, qui in illud asylum...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
A sanctuary or refuge; a name given to a benevolent institution at Greenwich, for 800 boys and 200 girls, orphans of seamen and marines. The Royal Military Asylum is also an excellent establishment of a similar nature at Chelsea, besides numerous others.
ăsȳlum, i, n., = ἄσυλον, a place of refuge , a sanctuary , an asylum : servus, qui in illud asylum...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.