Main Entry: hos·pi·tal

Pronunciation: \ˈhäs-(ˌ)pi-t^əl\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin hospitale hospice, guest house, from neuter of Latin hospitalis of a guest, from hospit-, hospes

Date: 14th century

1 : a charitable institution for the needy, aged, infirm, or young
2 : an institution where the sick or injured are given medical or surgical care —usually used in British English without an article after a preposition
3 : a repair shop for specified small objects <a clock hospital>