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hospice definition

hos·pice (häs′pis)

noun

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

Etymology: 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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