Hospitaler

(häs′pit′'l ər)

noun

a member of a religious military society (Knights of Malta) organized during the Middle Ages to care for the sick and needy

Origin: ME < OFr hospitalier < ML < hospitalarius < LL hospitale

See Hospitaler in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also Hos·pi·tal·ler

noun

A member of a military religious order founded among European crusaders in 12th-century Jerusalem to care for sick and needy pilgrims.
A member of any of several religious orders dedicated to the care of sick or needy persons.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English Hospiteler

Origin: , from Old French hospitalier

Origin: , from Medieval Latin hospitālārius, giver of hospitality

Origin: , from hospitāle, hospice; see hospital

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