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(häs′pis)

noun

a place of shelter for travelers, esp. such a shelter maintained by monks
a home for the sick or poor
a homelike facility to provide supportive care for terminally ill patients

Origin: Fr < L hospitium, hospitality, inn, lodging < hospes, host, guest < *hostipots < hostis, stranger, enemy < IE base *ghostis, stranger, guest (> guest, OSlav gospodi) + *potis, master: see despot

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noun

A shelter or lodging for travelers, pilgrims, foundlings, or the destitute, especially one maintained by a monastic order.
A program that provides palliative care and attends to the emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients at an inpatient facility or at the patient's home.

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Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin hospitium, hospitality

Origin: , from hospes, hospit-, host; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots

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