hospiteler

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hospyteler, hospitaler, hospytaler, ospyteler, hospitiler, hospituler, hospitalier, ospiteler

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French hospitalier; equivalent to hospital +‎ -er. Some forms have the vowel of Medieval Latin hospitulārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)ɔspitɛleːr/, /ˈ(h)ɔspitəleːr/, /ˈ(h)ɔspitaleːr/, /ˈ(h)ɔspitələr/

Noun

hospiteler (plural hospitelers)

1. A member of the Knights Hospitallers.
2. (Late Middle English) An administrator or supervisor of lodgings.
3. (Late Middle English, rare) A person who displays hospitality.

Descendants

• English: hospitaller, hospitaler

References

• “hospitelẹ̄̆r (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-07.