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Hospitaler — Hos pi*tal*er, n. [Written also {hospitaller}.] [F. hospitalier. See {Hospital}, and cf. {Hostler}.] 1. One residing in a hospital, for the purpose of receiving the poor, the sick, and strangers. [1913 Webster] 2. One of an order of knights who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hospitaler — or Hospitaller [häs′pit΄ l ər] n. [ME < OFr hospitalier < ML < hospitalarius < LL hospitale] [occas.h ] a member of a religious military society (Knights of Malta) organized during the Middle Ages to care for the sick and needy … English World dictionary
Hospitaler — Ursprünglich ist der Hospitalarius ein Geistlicher, der das Armen und Krankenhaus (Hospital) an Stiften und Klöstern betreut. Die Hospitaler wurden zur Zeit der Kreuzzüge zur Kollektivbezeichnung für die neuen Orden, die im Pilger und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hospitaler — noun see Hospitaller … New Collegiate Dictionary
hospitaler — hos|pi|ta|ler Mot Agut Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
hospitaler — Hos·pi·tal·er || hÉ’spɪtlÉ™ n. person who belonged to a religious military group that was founded in Jerusalem in the 12th century by European crusaders to take care for needy and sick pilgrims; person who is a member of a religious order who … English contemporary dictionary
hospitaler — hos·pi·tal·er … English syllables
Hospitaler — Hos•pi•tal•er or Hos•pi•tal•ler [[t]ˈhɒs pɪ tl ər[/t]] n. why a member of a religious and military order originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME… … From formal English to slang
hospitaler — Another spelling for hospitaller … Ballentine's law dictionary
hospitaler — US var. of HOSPITALLER … Useful english dictionary
