1. Atteint de la lèpre.
2. (Au figuré) Décrépit. Mur lépreux.
ETYM Old Eng. lepre leprosy, French lčpre, Latin leprae, lepra, from Greek lepra, from lepros scaly, from lepos scale, lepein to peel.
1. A pariah who is avoided by others.
2. A person afflicted with leprosy; SYN. lazar.