Hospitaler

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hos′pi tl ər)


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Hos•pi•tal•er  (hos′pi tl ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. World Historya member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
  2. (l.c.) a person, esp. a member of a religious order, devoted to the care of the sick or needy in hospitals.
Also, Hos′pi•tal•ler. 
  • Medieval Latin hospitālārius; see -ier2
  • Middle French
  • 1350–1400; hospital + -er1; replacing Middle English hospitalier

'Hospitaler' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Hospitaller - Knights Hospitalers - Knights of St. John of Jerusalem - hospitaller

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