Hospitaller

Variant of Hospitaler

Hospitaler definition

Hos·pi·taler or Hospitaller Hos′·pi·tal·ler (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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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