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Hospitaler
or Hos·pi·tal·ler
[ hos-pi-tl-er ]
noun
- 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.
- (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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Word History and Origins
Origin of Hospitaler1
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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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