Hos|pi|tal|er

Hos|pi|tal|er
Hos|pi|tal|er or Hos|pi|tal|ler «HOS pih tuh luhr», noun.
a member of an order of military monks, the Knights Hospitalers, or the Knights (of the Hospital) of St. John of Jerusalem. The organization was founded during the first Crusade from a hospital at Jerusalem.
╂[< Old French hospitalier < hospital; see etym. under hospital (Cf. ↑hospital)]
hos|pi|tal|er or hos|pi|tal|ler «HOS pih tuh luhr», noun.
1. a member of any one of various religious orders formed for charitable purposes, especially for the care of the sick or needy.
2. the chief resident official of some London hospitals, which were originally religious foundations.
3. a hospital chaplain.
4. an inmate of a hospital.

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  • hos|pi|tal — «HOS pih tuhl», noun. 1. a place where sick or injured people or others who need medical treatment are cared for: »The doctor removed my tonsils at the hospital. 2. a similar place for animals. 3. a repair shop usually for small items, such as… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hos|pi|tal|ler — Hos|pi|tal|er or Hos|pi|tal|ler «HOS pih tuh luhr», noun. a member of an order of military monks, the Knights Hospitalers, or the Knights (of the Hospital) of St. John of Jerusalem. The organization was founded during the first Crusade from a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hos|pi|tal|ler — Hos|pi|tal|er or Hos|pi|tal|ler «HOS pih tuh luhr», noun. a member of an order of military monks, the Knights Hospitalers, or the Knights (of the Hospital) of St. John of Jerusalem. The organization was founded during the first Crusade from a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hos|pi|tal|i|sa|tion — «HOS pih tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. Especially British. hospitalization …   Useful english dictionary

  • hos|pi|tal|ist — «HOS pih tuhl ihst», noun. a physician whose specialty is treating patients in hospitals …   Useful english dictionary

  • hos|pi|tal|i|za|tion — «HOS pih tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of putting someone in a hospital for treatment: »The doctor advised hospitalization for the child. 2. the state of being put in a hospital for treatment. 3. the period of being hospitalized: »His long …   Useful english dictionary

  • hos|pi|tal|ize — «HOS pih tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to put in a hospital for treatment: »So frail that he had to be hospitalized, he took his cure in his own hands (Newsweek). 2. to accustom to hospital treatment …   Useful english dictionary

  • hos|pi|tal|man — «HOS pih tuhl MAN», noun, plural men. a corpsman of the United States Navy …   Useful english dictionary

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