noun
Meaning 1
A person who attends visitors in a religious institution.
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Standard Lemma guide
hospitaller
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noun
Meaning 2
A member of any of several religious orders that cared for the sick in hospitals.
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History
Etymology
From Middle English hospiteler, from Middle French hospitalier; equivalent to hospital + -er. Piecewise doublet of hosteller.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: հիվանդախնամ (hivandaxnam) — member of any of several religious orders that cared for the sick in hospitals
- Russian: госпиталье́р (gospitalʹjér) — member of any of several religious orders that cared for the sick in hospitals