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| Hos·pi·tal·er [ hóspitlər ] (plural Hos·pi·tal·ers) or Hos·pi·tal·ler [ hóspitlər ] (plural Hos·pi·tal·lers) |
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1. member of crusading order: a member of a military religious order, the Knights of the Hospital of St John, founded in the late 11th century by European crusaders to care for sick pilgrims in Jerusalem
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2. religious or charitable caregiver: a member of a religious order or charitable institution involved in the care of the sick, especially in the hospital
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| [14th century. Via Old French hospitalier< medieval Latin hospitalarius< hospitale (see hospital)] |
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