hospitaller

English

Etymology

From Middle English hospiteler, from Middle French hospitalier; equivalent to hospital +‎ -er.

Noun

hospitaller (plural hospitallers)

1. A person who attends visitors in a religious institution.
2. A member of any of several religious orders that cared for the sick in hospitals.

Derived terms

• Knights Hospitallers
• Grand Hospitaller

Translations

person who attends visitors in a religious institution

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member of any of several religious orders that cared for the sick in hospitals

• Armenian: հիվանդախնամ (hy) (hivandaxnam)
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• Russian: госпиталье́р (ru) (gospitalʹjér)