hospitaller

English

Etymology

From Middle English hospiteler, from Middle French hospitalier; equivalent to hospital +‎ -er.

Noun

hospitaller (plural hospitallers)

1. A person who attends visitors in a religious institution.
2. A member of any of several religious orders that cared for the sick in hospitals.

Derived terms

• Knight Hospitaller
• Grand Hospitaller
• Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God

Translations

person who attends visitors in a religious institution

member of any of several religious orders that cared for the sick in hospitals

• Armenian: հիվանդախնամ (hy) (hivandaxnam)
• Russian: госпиталье́р (ru) (gospitalʹjér)