Alexian.
A member of an Augustinian Catholic religious institute or congregation specifically devoted to caring for the sick, and which originated in Europe at the time of the Black Death.
Meaning & usage
A member of an Augustinian Catholic religious institute or congregation specifically devoted to caring for the sick, and which originated in Europe at the time of the Black Death.
Where this word comes from
From the name of Alexius of Rome, with whose chapel they were associated, + -ian.
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