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hospitaller

The English word “hospitaller” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  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.

Etymology

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

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