hospice

hos·pice

noun \ˈhäs-pəs\

Definition of HOSPICE

1

: a lodging for travelers, young persons, or the underprivileged especially when maintained by a religious order

2

: a facility or program designed to provide a caring environment for meeting the physical and emotional needs of the terminally ill

Examples of HOSPICE

1. She chose to go to a hospice instead of a hospital.
2. <the monks run a hospice for travelers in their mountain retreat>

Origin of HOSPICE

French, from Old French hospise, from Latin hospitium, from hospit-, hospes host — more at host

First Known Use: 1818

Related to HOSPICE

Synonyms: auberge, caravansary (or caravanserai), hotel, hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, public house, tavern

Related Words: B and B, bed-and-breakfast, guesthouse; apartment hotel; accommodations, lodgings, rest; court, motel, motor court, motor inn, motor lodge, resort, spa, tourist court, youth hostel; camp, campground; bunkhouse, dorm, dormitory; boardinghouse, lodging house, rooming house; doss-house [chiefly British], fleabag, flophouse

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