癩らい者しゃ

noun

leper

Archaic term for a person with leprosy. Now considered outdated and potentially offensive; modern medical and social contexts use ハンセン病患者 or similar neutral expressions.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには「癩らい者しゃ」という語ごがしばしば見みられる。

  The word 癩者 often appears in old documents.