hospitaller

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

hospitaller (plural hospitallers)

  1. A person who attends visitors in a religious institution.
  2. A member of any of several religious orders that cared for the sick in hospitals.

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