Etymology

hospitaller

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Today it means: A person who attends visitors in a religious institution. Full definition →

Middle English hospiteler ← Middle French hospitalier
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  1. Middle French · derived fromhospitalier
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhospiteler
  3. English todayhospitaller

From Middle English hospiteler, from Middle French hospitalier; equivalent to hospital + -er. Piecewise doublet of hosteller.

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