hospitaller

¹

/ ˈhɒspɪtələ /

noun

1. a person, esp a member of certain religious orders, dedicated to hospital work, ambulance services, etc

Hospitaller

²

/ ˈhɒspɪtələ /

noun

1. a member of the order of the Knights Hospitallers

Word History and Origins

Origin of hospitaller¹

C14: from Old French hospitalier, from Medieval Latin hospitālārius, from hospitāle hospice; see hospital

Example Sentences

Sir Amory the Hospitaller was struck down with an axe as he rushed before us from his sleeping-chamber.

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According to the regulations there should have been one lady-hospitaller to each compartment.

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I think the old Hospitaller must interfere to prevent the success of this attempt, perhaps through the means of Alice.

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As for Alice, I see no necessity for her being anywise related to or connected with the old Hospitaller.

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Father Michael, the Father Hospitaller, and a pair of brown-robed brothers came to the gate and spoke with me a while.

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