sanatory

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A sanatory line of troops, stationed on our frontier to preserve France from the contagion of the yellow-fever which had broken out in Catalonia, soon grew into an army of observation.

From Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 by Cole, John William

A vast lazaret was immediately constructed, and five years afterwards appeared the famous sanatory orders which still regulate the navigation of the Sea of Azof.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de

‘Indeed, I objected to entering in the guise of flaming meteors both on reverential and sanatory grounds.’

From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

The church-warden refused, very properly, but the brother's entreaties, the widow's tears, the tragedy itself, and other influences, extorted at last a reluctant consent, coupled with certain sanatory conditions.

From Put Yourself in His Place by Reade, Charles

Similarly, the mares who win races as fillies, are not allowed to waste their strength in being ridden or driven, but are tended under sanatory conditions for the sole purpose of bearing offspring.

From Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development by Galton, Francis, Sir