Hospitaler

or Hos·pi·tal·ler

[ hos-pi-tl-er ]

noun

1. a member of the religious and military order Knights Hospitalers, or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
2. (lowercase) a person, especially a member of a religious order, devoted to the care of the sick or needy in hospitals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hospitaler¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; hospital + -er ¹; replacing Middle English hospitalier, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin hospitālārius; -ier ²

Example Sentences

He must strike, as it were, the shield of no Hospitaler of unsteady seat, but that of the Templar himself.

From Project Gutenberg

And this the hospitaler shal charge them to learne without the booke, before they be delivered.

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