The old Infirmarian put a few stereotyped questions such as she addressed to all those of her patients whose ailments could not be immediately diagnosed at sight.
But theInfirmarian shook her head and shuffled slowly away, leaving the room in darkness.
Though he had still to rise for Matins with the others, after a brief visit to the church he was allowed to betake himself to the infirmary and there to say a much shortened form of the night Office with the infirmarian and others.
He had likewise to find all the candles necessary to light the refectory and chapter-room, and to give the cellarer and the infirmarian what they needed for the purposes of their offices.
Whenever there were sick under his charge the infirmarian was to be excused, as far as was necessary, from regular duties.
For example, the infirmarian had now to notify the names and number of the sick under his charge, or to ask permission for some one of the brethren to dine with them.
The main hall, or large room, of the infirmary often included a chapel at the easternmost point, where the sick could say their Hours and other Offices when able to do so, and where the infirmarian could say Mass for those under his charge.
According to one set of English directions, the infirmarian was advised always to keep in his cupboard a good supply of ginger, cinnamon, peony, etc.
I now ask the infirmarian why he had not made me aware of the fact, and called me sooner.
Between four and five o'clock the infirmarian awakes me for the third time, to say that there is a waggon at the gate with three wounded who are begging earnestly to be admitted.
At that moment the infirmarian returned and abruptly took the lantern from Clement's hand.
Seeing that Henning did not move or pay any attention to his words, the infirmariantook hold of his shoulders and gave him a vigorous shaking.
The infirmarian came in: "The doctor says ye can see the one with a broken arm, though what he do be wantin' ye for, I dunno.
It is doubtful if, in his excited condition, he had seen the infirmarianat all.
The infirmarian was fully persuaded that the whole affair was only a practical joke, such as even sick boys, or those, at least, who sometimes get passed into the infirmary on the plea of sickness, are not always above playing.
The infirmariantells me that you wish to say something to me.
The Infirmarian soon left me, and I did not expect to see her again until the following morning.
One night she entreated the Infirmarian to sprinkle her bed with Holy Water, saying: "I am besieged by the devil.
Were I to live longer, it is the office of Infirmarian that would most please me.
My nineteenth birthday was saddened by the death of Mother Sub-Prioress; I assisted with the infirmarian during her agony, and two more deaths quickly followed.
However, in spite of her entreaties, the Infirmarian would visit her from time to time.
The Infirmarian had advised her to take a little walk in the garden for a quarter of an hour each day.
All that the infirmarian related of his first death, was confirmed in the most positive manner, by the Protestant friend who had assisted in preparing him for the grave.
Then he began to weep and cry aloud for a priest; all the other patients were mute with astonishment, and the infirmarian unable to resist such entreaties went for the chaplain and the Sister.
To quiet him, the infirmarian was obliged to ask Sister if the patient might have it.
Two Sisters watched beside his bed till midnight, when obliged to retire, they left him in charge of an infirmarian and the young man who had promised to be with him at the hour of death.
I helped the infirmarian to nurse her, and with God's help we brought her round.
Doctor and infirmarian had alike praised the girl's quiet courage, and her instinct for doing the right thing.
She had assisted the over-worked infirmarian at a time of unusual sickness--for there was a good deal of illness among the nuns and pupils that summer--mostly engendered of the fear lest the pestilence in Holland should reach Flanders.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "infirmarian" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
