Hospitaler

American  

[hos-pi-tl-er] / ˈhɒs pɪ tl ər /

Or Hospitaller

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.

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Etymology

Origin of Hospitaler

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

Example Sentences

The Hospitaler Sisters of Mercy are constructing a shelter in Louisiana for juvenile victims of human trafficking.

From Washington Times • Jan. 12, 2017

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

From Modern Mythology by Lang, Andrew

It displays scenes from the life of St. Ubaldo, with some incidents also in that of St. Julian Hospitaler.

From Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs