MAISON

(Fr.). n. Me2-zo2n2. 1. A house, habitation, or residence. 2. A hospital or asylum. [L, 49 (a, 39).] M. d'accouchement. A private maternity hospital, [a, 34.] M. d'alienes. See Insane ASYLUM. M. de retraite. An asylum, usually for the aged and infirm, where the inmates remain during the closing years of their lives. [L, 49 (a. 39).] M. de sante. A private hospital, [a, 34.] M's de secours. A dispensary having a corps of visiting physicians and nurses. [L, 87 (a, 34).] M.-Dieu. A hospital; especially the large public hospital of Paris (also called Hotel-Dieu). [L, 49 (a, 39).] M. mortuaire. See DEAD-7iotise. [s. 695]