spital

[ spit-l ]

/ ˈspɪt l /

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noun Archaic.

a hospital, especially one for lazars.

a shelter on a highway.

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Origin of spital

1625–35; alteration of spittle,Middle English spitel<Medieval Latin hospitāle;see hospital

Words nearby spital

spirula, spirulina, spiry, spissatus, spit, spital, spit and polish, spitball, spitballer, spitchcock, spit curl

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How to use spital in a sentence

The preacher of the Spital sermon this year is to be a life-long abstainer, the Bishop of Carlisle.
The Quiver 3/1900|Anonymous
The pulpit stood on a site that now forms the north-east corner of Spital Square.
Bygone London|Frederick Ross
There was a leper-spital outside the Gallow-gate of Aberdeen, on a road which still bears the name of the Spital.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
So again the Normans spital at Norwich was found to be sheltering seven whole sisters and seven half-sisters.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton

On the third day in Easter week, the 'Spital sermon is preached by a doctor in divinity.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 569|Various

British Dictionary definitions for spital

spital

/ (ˈspɪtəl) /

noun obsolete

a hospital, esp for the needy sick

a highway shelter

Word Origin for spital

C13 spitel, changed from Medieval Latin hospitāle hospital

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